afferent neuron vs afferent

afferent neuron and afferent both are nouns.

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

afferent neuron (noun)	afferent (noun)
a neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal cord	a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system

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