efferent

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efferent - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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.
         [1913 Webster]

  Efferent \Ef"fe*rent\, n.
     An efferent duct or stream.
     [1913 Webster]

efferent - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  efferent
      adj 1: of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away
             from the CNS; "efferent nerves and impulses" [syn:
             efferent, motorial] [ant: afferent]
      n 1: a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or
           glands [syn: motor nerve, efferent nerve, efferent]