afferent nerve vs afferent

afferent nerve and afferent both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of afferent nerve include sensory nerve.

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