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sensory nerve
A nerve that carries signals from sensory receptors (in the skin, eyes, ears, etc.) to the brain and spinal cord, enabling the perception of touch, pain, temperature, sight, hearing, and other sensations.
感覚神経が痛みを伝える。
Sensory nerves transmit pain.
感覚神経が損傷すると、しびれが生じる。
When sensory nerves are damaged, numbness occurs.
指先には感覚神経が密集しているため、わずかな触れ方の違いも感じ取れる。
Because sensory nerves are densely concentrated in the fingertips, we can detect even slight differences in touch.
A compound of 感覚 (sensation, sense) and 神経 (nerve). A basic anatomy term used in biology and medicine. Sensory nerves are one of the two main types of peripheral nerves, the other being 運動神経 (motor nerves).
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 感覚神経の障害: sensory nerve disorder
- 感覚神経が麻痺する: sensory nerves become numb
- 末梢感覚神経: peripheral sensory nerve
RELATED TERMS:
- 運動神経: motor nerve — carries signals from the brain to muscles for movement
- 自律神経: autonomic nerve — controls involuntary functions like heartbeat and digestion
- 末梢神経: peripheral nerve — nerves outside the brain and spinal cord