sensory nerve vs afferent nerve

sensory nerve and afferent nerve both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other synonyms of sensory nerve include afferent.

sensory nerve (noun)	afferent nerve (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