afferent neuron

English Thesaurus

1. a neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal cord (noun.body)

hypernym	:	nerve cell, neuron,
definition	:	a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses (noun.body)

part meronym	:	afferent, afferent nerve, sensory nerve,
definition	:	a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system (noun.body)