efferent

English

Etymology

From Latin efferēns, present active participle of efferō (“bring or carry out”), from ē (“out of”), short form of ex, + ferō (“carry, bear”).

Adjective

efferent (not comparable)

1. Carrying away from.

   An efferent nerve carries impulses from the brain to the body.

Antonyms

• afferent

Translations

carrying away from

Czech: odstředivý m. (about nerves/anatomy)

Dutch: afvoerend (nl), efferent (nl)

External links

• efferent in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• efferent in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• efferent at OneLook Dictionary Search

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Latin

Verb

efferent

1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of efferō