(neuroscience) A nerve that conducts afferent impulses from the periphery to the central nervous system.
sensory neuron
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sensory nerve |
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sensory nerve |
A nerve containing processes of sensory neurones and carrying afferent nerve impulses to the central nervous.
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sensory nerve |
n.
An afferent nerve conveying impulses that are processed by the central nervous system to become part of the organism's perception of itself and of its environment.
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Meaning #1:
a neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal cord
Synonym: afferent neuron
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