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efferent

English

Adjective

(-)
  • Carrying away from.
    • An efferent nerve carries impulses from the brain to the body.
  • Carried outward.
    • Efferent impulses are those conveyed by the motor or efferent nerves from the central nervous organ outwards.

    Antonyms

    * afferent

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A duct or stream that carries away.

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