sensory nerve vs afferent

sensory nerve and afferent both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of sensory nerve include afferent nerve.

sensory nerve (noun)	afferent (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

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