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Efferent

Efferent Meaning & Definition
Efferent Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Efferent?

[adj] (physiology) of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS; "efferent nerves and impulses"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Efferent: centrifugal | corticifugal | corticoefferent | corticofugal | motor(a) | motorial | neuromotor

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Efferent In Webster's Dictionary

\Ef"fe*rent\, a. [L. efferens, -entis, p. pr. of effere to bear out; ex out + ferre to bear.] (Physiol.) (a) Conveying outward, or discharging; -- applied to certain blood vessels, lymphatics, nerves, etc. (b) Conveyed outward; as, efferent impulses, i. e., such as are conveyed by the motor or efferent nerves from the central nervous organ outwards; -- opposed to {afferent}.
\Ef"fe*rent\, n. An efferent duct or stream.

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