Hypertext Webster Gateway: "efferent"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Efferent \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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Efferent \Ef"fe*rent\, n.
An efferent duct or stream.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
efferent
adj : (physiology) of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying
information away from the CNS; "efferent nerves and
impulses" [syn: {motorial}] [ant: {afferent}]
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