Definitions for efferentˈɛf ər ənt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
ef•fer•entˈɛf ər ənt(adj.)
conveying or conducting away from an organ or part
Category: Anatomy, Physiology
Ref: (opposed to afferent 1 ).
(n.)an efferent part, as a nerve or blood vessel.
Category: Anatomy, Physiology
Origin of efferent:
1830–40; < L efferent-, s. of efferēns, prp. of efferre to carry away =ef-ef - +ferre to bear1
ef′fer•ent•ly(adv.)
Princeton's WordNet
motor nerve, efferent nerve, efferent(adj)
a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands
efferent, motorial(adj)
of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS
"efferent nerves and impulses"
Wiktionary
efferent(Adjective)
Carrying away from.
An efferent nerve carries impulses from the brain to the body.
Origin: From efferens, present active participle of effero, from e, short form of ex, + fero.
Webster Dictionary
Efferent(adj)
conveying outward, or discharging; -- applied to certain blood vessels, lymphatics, nerves, etc
Efferent(adj)
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
Efferent(noun)
an efferent duct or stream
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