Efferent

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

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

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  efferent
       adj : of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away
             from the CNS; "efferent nerves and impulses" [syn: {motorial}]
             [ant: {afferent}]