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Efferent: Carrying away. An artery is an efferent vessel carrying blood away from the heart. An efferent nerve carries impulses away from the central nervous system. The opposite of efferent is afferent.
Library > Literature & Language > Dictionary ( ĕf ' ər-ənt ) adj. Directed away from a central organ or section. Carrying impulses from the central nervous system ...
adjective 1. conveying or conducting away from an organ or part ( opposed to afferent ). noun 2. an efferent part, as a nerve or blood vessel. :10 :09 :08 :07 :06 :05 ...
ef·fer·ent (f r-nt) adj. 1. Directed away from a central organ or section. 2. Carrying impulses from the central nervous system to an effector.
efferent /ef·fer·ent/ (ef´er-ent) 1. conveying away from a center. 2. something that so conducts, as an efferent nerve. ef·fer·ent (f r-nt) adj.
Definition of EFFERENT: conducting outward from a part or organ; specifically: conveying nervous impulses to an effector < efferent neurons> — compare afferent