efferent nerve vs nerve

efferent nerve and nerve both are nouns.

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

As nouns, nerve is a hypernym of efferent nerve; that is, nerve is a word with a broader meaning than efferent nerve:

efferent nerve: a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands
nerve: any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body

Other hypernyms of efferent nerve include nervus.

efferent nerve (noun)	nerve (noun)
a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands	the courage to carry on
	impudent aggressiveness
	any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body

efferent nerve (verb)	nerve (verb)
	get ready for something difficult or unpleasant