afferent vs sensory

afferent is a noun but sensory is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
afferent	Yes	Yes	No	No
sensory	No	Yes	No	No

afferent (noun)	sensory (noun)
a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system

afferent (adjective)	sensory (adjective)
of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS	involving or derived from the senses
	relating to or concerned in sensation
	of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system