efferent Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands
    motor nerve; efferent nerve.
  2. adjective of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS
    motorial.
    • efferent nerves and impulses

WordNet

Ef"fe*rent adjective
Etymology
L. efferens, -entis, p. pr. of effere to bear out; ex out + ferre to bear.
Definitions
  1. (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 noun
Definitions
  1. An efferent duct or stream.

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