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English Dictionary: efferent	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for efferent
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
efferent adj of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS; "efferent nerves and impulses" Synonym(s): efferent, motorial Antonym(s): afferent n a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands Synonym(s): motor nerve, efferent nerve, efferent
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Efferent \Ef"ferent\, 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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Efferent \Ef"ferent\, n. An efferent* duct or stream.