Definition of efferent Efferent
/ɛˈfɚʌnt/ - [eferunt] - ef•fer•ent
We found 9 definitions of efferent from 5 different sources.
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What does efferent mean?
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| efferent - of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS; "efferent nerves and impulses" | ||
| motorial | ||
| afferent of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS; "afferent nerves"; "afferent impulses" | ||
| physiology processes and functions of an organism | ||
| motor, centrifugal tending to move away from a center; "centrifugal force" | ||
| corticifugal, corticoefferent, corticofugal of a nerve fiber passing outward from the cerebral cortex; "corticofugal discharges" | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- efferent (a.)
Conveying outward, or discharging; -- applied to certain blood vessels, lymphatics, nerves, etc. - efferent (a.)
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 (n.)
An efferent duct or stream.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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efferent
ef′e-rent, adj. conveying outward or away
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🔤- efferent, noun, singular of efferents.
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