sensory vs afferent

sensory is not a noun while afferent is a noun.

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

sensory (noun)	afferent (noun)
	a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system

sensory (adjective)	afferent (adjective)
involving or derived from the senses	of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS
relating to or concerned in sensation
of a nerve fiber or impulse originating outside and passing toward the central nervous system