SENSORY NERVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sensory nerve mean? 

• SENSORY NERVE (noun)
  The noun SENSORY NERVE has 1 sense:

1. a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system

  Familiarity information: SENSORY NERVE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SENSORY NERVE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

afferent; afferent nerve; sensory nerve

Hypernyms ("sensory nerve" is a kind of...):

nerve; nervus (any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body)

Meronyms (parts of "sensory nerve"):

afferent neuron; sensory neuron (a neuron conducting impulses inwards to the brain or spinal cord)

afferent fiber; sensory fiber (a nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the central nervous system)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sensory nerve"):

dorsal horn; dorsal root; posterior horn; posterior root (one of two roots of a spinal nerve that passes dorsally from the spinal cord and that consists of sensory fibers)

fillet; lemniscus (a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus)

 Context examples 

During osteoarthritis, synovial fluid becomes less viscous and these inflammatory substances come into direct contact with sensory nerve cells in the joint, producing the sensation of pain.

(Joint lubricating fluid plays key role in osteoarthritic pain, University of Cambridge)

Inflammation or degeneration of the sensory nerves.

(Peripheral Sensory Neuropathy, NCI Thesaurus)

This drug may also exerts its effects by binding to and activating 5-HT 1D receptors on sensory nerve endings in the trigeminal system, which results in the inhibition of pro-inflammatory neuropeptide release.

(Eletriptan Hydrobromide, NCI Thesaurus)

Furthermore, the activation of 5-HT1D receptors on sensory nerve endings of the trigeminal system results in the inhibition of pro-inflammatory neuropeptide release.

(Ergotamine, NCI Thesaurus)

Naratriptan hydrochloride may also exerts its effect by stimulation of 5-HT1D/1B receptors on sensory nerve endings in the trigeminal system thereby decreasing the release of pro-inflammatory neuropeptides.

(Naratriptan Hydrochloride, NCI Thesaurus)

A disorder characterized by inflammation or degeneration of the peripheral sensory nerves.

(Peripheral Sensory Neuropathy, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

However, it has also been proposed that dihydroergotamine mesylate acts upon 5-HT1D receptors on sensory nerve endings of the trigeminal system, thereby decreasing the release of pro-inflammatory neuropeptide release.

(Dihydroergotamine Mesylate, NCI Thesaurus)

A visual representation of the bands of skin innervated by the sensory nerves used for assessment.

(Dermatome Map, NCI Thesaurus)

A synthetic pyridinylmethylene-diacetate ester derivative stimulant laxative, Bisacodyl acts with a parasympathetic effect directly on mucosal sensory nerves, increasing peristaltic contractions.

(Bisacodyl, NCI Thesaurus)

The area of skin innervated by a single posterior spinal nerve (sensory nerve).

(Dermatome, NCI Thesaurus)