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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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}. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Efferent \Ef"fe*rent\, n. An efferent duct or stream. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: efferent adj : (physiology) of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS; "efferent nerves and impulses" [ant: {afferent}]
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