1. nerve-wracking

adjective. extremely irritating to the nerves.

Rhymes with Afferent Nerve

• underserve
• preserve
• conserve
• reserve
• observe
• hors-d-oeuvre
• deserve
• unnerve
• swerve
• zurve
• verve
• serve
• serv
• mirv
• merv
• herve
• d'oeuvre
• curve
• oeuvre
• irve
• irv

2. nerve-racking

adjective. ['ˌnɝːvˈrækɪŋ'] extremely irritating to the nerves.

3. afferent

adjective. ['ˈæfɝənt'] of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS.

4. afferent

noun. ['ˈæfɝənt'] a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system.

5. nerve

noun. ['ˈnɝːv'] any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body.

6. nerve

noun. ['ˈnɝːv'] the courage to carry on.

7. nerve

verb. ['ˈnɝːv'] get ready for something difficult or unpleasant.

8. nerve

noun. ['ˈnɝːv'] impudent aggressiveness.

Sentences with afferent-nerve

1. Noun Phrase
The information is sent by afferent nerves to the brain (the thalamus and eventually to the cortex), where we recognize the taste as either pleasant or unpleasant.