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efferent

Adjective

ef=fer=ent

WORDNET DICTIONARY

efferent(n = noun.body) efferent nerve, motor nerve - a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands; Array

has particulars: anterior horn, anterior root, ventral horn, ventral root, corticospinal tract, pyramidal motor system, pyramidal tract

has parts: efferent neuron, motoneuron, motor nerve fiber, motor neuron, efferent fiber, motor fiber

is a kind of nerve, nervus

Derived form adjective efferent₁

efferent(a = adj.all) motorial - of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS; "efferent nerves and impulses"

Antonym: afferent

Derived form noun efferent₁

efferent, a. [L. efferens, -entis, p. pr. of effere to bear out; ex out + ferre to bear.].

Conveying outward, or discharging; -- applied to certain blood vessels, lymphatics, nerves, etc. [1913 Webster]

efferent, n.

An efferent duct or stream. [1913 Webster]

efferent, adj. Physiol. conducting outwards (efferent nerves; efferent vessels) (opp. AFFERENT).

Derivative

efference n.

Etymology

L efferre (as EX-(1), ferre carry)

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