Sensory nerve
sensory nerve n.
An afferent nerve conveying impulses that are processed by the central nervous system to become part of the organism’s perception of itself and of its environment.
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noun a condition of receiving too much information or stimulation via visual or audio sources; overstimulation of one or more senses Examples In sensory overload, it becomes difficult to focus on the task at hand. Word Origin 1959
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noun 1. See under nerve root. noun, Anatomy. 1. a nerve fiber bundle that emerges from either side of the spinal cord and joins with a complementary bundle to form each spinal nerve in the series of spinal nerves: the root at the rear of the spinal cord (dorsal root or sensory root) conveys sensations […]