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.

2. Carried outward.

   Efferent impulses are those conveyed by the motor or efferent nerves from the central nervous organ outwards.

Antonyms

• afferent

Translations

carrying away from

• Czech: odstředivý m (about nerves/anatomy)

• Dutch: afvoerend (nl), efferent (nl)
• Malay: eferen (ms)

Noun

efferent (plural efferents)

1. A duct or stream that carries away.

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