efferent en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈɛf.ɜː.ɹənt/
- /ˈɛf.ə.ɹənt/
Etymology
From Latin efferēns, present active participle of efferō (“bring or carry out”), from ē (“out of”), short form of ex, + ferō (“carry, bear”). By surface analysis, ef- + -fer + -ent.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Carrying away from.
An efferent nerve carries impulses from the brain to the body.
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(not-comparable) Carried outward.
Efferent impulses are those conveyed by the motor or efferent nerves from the central nervous organ outwards.
Antonyms
Deriveds
efferent arteriole · corticoefferent · efferently · efferent duct
Translations (18)
kmr derketî (carrying away from) · de efferent (carrying away from) · es eferente (carrying away from) · pt eferente (carrying away from) · sv efferent (carrying away from) · cs odstředivý (carrying away from) · ca eferent (carrying away from) · cs eferentní (carrying away from) · de ableitend (carrying away from) · nl afvoerend (carrying away from) · de herausführend (carrying away from) · nl efferent (carrying away from) · fa وابران (carrying away from) · ms eferen (carrying away from) · ru эфферентный (carrying away from) · fr efférent (carrying away from) · pl odprowadzający (carrying away from) · it efferente (carrying away from)