efferent
nounEtymology From Latin efferēns, present active participle of efferō (“bring or carry out”), from ē (“out of”), short form of ex, + ferō (“carry, bear”). By surface analysis, ef- + -fer + -ent.
1
A duct or stream that carries away.
efferent
adj/ˈɛf.ɜː.ɹənt/ · /ˈɛf.ə.ɹənt/
Etymology From Latin efferēns, present active participle of efferō (“bring or carry out”), from ē (“out of”), short form of ex, + ferō (“carry, bear”). By surface analysis, ef- + -fer + -ent.
1
Carrying away from.
- An efferent nerve carries impulses from the brain to the body.
2
Carried outward.
- Efferent impulses are those conveyed by the motor or efferent nerves from the central nervous organ outwards.
- Antonyms
- afferent
- Derived terms
- corticoefferent, efferent arteriole, efferent duct, efferently