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Efferous vs Efferent - What's the difference?

efferous | efferent |

As adjectives the difference between efferous and efferent

is that efferous is (obsolete) like a wild beast; fierce while efferent is carrying away from.

As a noun efferent is

a duct or stream that carries away.

efferous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (obsolete) Like a wild beast; fierce.
    • (Webster 1913)

    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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