efferent - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'efferent' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Efferent

[ a.]

- Conveying outward, or discharging; -- applied to certain blood vessels, lymphatics, nerves, etc.
- 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.

2 . Efferent

[ n.]

- An efferent duct or stream.

Meaning of 'efferent' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . efferent

[ a]

Meaning (1):
- of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS

Example in sentence:

efferent nerves and impulses

Nearby Words:

effable efface effaceable effaced effacement effacing effascinate effascination effect effected

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Efferent
Efferent is the process of transmitting nervous impulses from the brain through the nervous system to the glands and muscles.
Motor (efferent) neurons
Motor (efferent) neurons communicate information from the nervous system to muscles and glands.

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