sensory nerve vs nerve

sensory nerve and nerve both are nouns.

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

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

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

Other hypernyms of sensory nerve include nervus.

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

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