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Sensory nerve

Synonym(s)

  • afferent nerve
  • sensory cells

Definition(s)

Sensory nerves bring impulses toward the central nervous system.

Definition from: Unified Medical Language SystemThis link leads to a site outside Genetics Home Reference. (CRISP Thesaurus)   at the National Library of Medicine

1: A peripheral nerve cell (as an olfactory cell) located at a sensory receiving surface and being the primary receptor of a sensory impulse. 2: A nerve cell (as a spinal ganglion cell) transmitting sensory impulses.

Definition from: Merriam-Webster's Medical DictionaryThis link leads to a site outside Genetics Home Reference. by Merriam-Webster Inc.

 
Published: January 23, 2009