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sensory neuron

 
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sensory nerve

(′sen·sə·rē ′nərv)

(neuroscience) A nerve that conducts afferent impulses from the periphery to the central nervous system.


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A nerve containing processes of sensory neurones and carrying afferent nerve impulses to the central nervous.

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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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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal cord
  Synonym: afferent neuron


 
 

 

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