nerve vs afferent

afferent vs nerve

nerve and afferent both are nouns.

nerve is not an adjective while afferent is an adjective.

nerve is a verb but afferent is not a verb.

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

As nouns, afferent is a hyponym of nerve; that is, afferent is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than nerve:

nerve: any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body
afferent: a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system

Other hyponyms of nerve include efferent, efferent nerve, motor nerve, afferent nerve, sensory nerve, cranial nerve, depressor, depressor nerve, musculospiral nerve, nervus radialis, radial nerve, splanchnic nerve, nervus ischiadicus, sciatic nerve, nervus saphenus, saphenous nerve, cubital nerve, nervus ulnaris, ulnar nerve, nervus spinalis, spinal nerve.

nerve (noun)	afferent (noun)
the courage to carry on	a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system
impudent aggressiveness
any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body

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

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

Difference between nerve and afferent

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