afferent nerve vs sensory nerve

afferent nerve and sensory nerve both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of afferent nerve include afferent.

afferent nerve (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