afferent vs sensory nerve

afferent and sensory nerve both are nouns.

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

As nouns, afferent and sensory nerve are synonyms defined as:

afferent and sensory nerve: a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system

Other synonyms of afferent include afferent nerve.

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

afferent (adjective)	sensory nerve (adjective)
of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS