afferent nerve afferent fiber • afferent neuron · · · Info · Definitions · Synonyms · Characters · · afferent nerve · · Text Common · · Latin · · Scripts 14 · · Length 4 · · Syllables Definitions · · · (noun) a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system. Synonyms: sensory nerve, afferent nerve, afferent. · · Noun Definition 1 Synonyms · · · sensory nerve · · Synonym 1 afferent · · Synonym 2 Characters · · space U+0020 a latin small letter a U+0061 e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 n latin small letter n U+006E r latin small letter r U+0072 t latin small letter t U+0074 v latin small letter v U+0076