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efferent

[ef-er-uhnt]

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adjective

conveying or conducting away from an organ or part (afferent ).

noun

an efferent part, as a nerve or blood vessel.

efferent

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adjective

carrying or conducting outwards from a part or an organ of the body, esp from the brain or spinal cord Compare afferent

efferent

Carrying motor impulses away from a central organ or part, as a nerve that conducts impulses from the central nervous system to the periphery of the body.
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Other Word Forms

efference noun
efferently adverb
ˈ��ڴڱ��Գ�� noun
ˈ��ڴڱ��Գٱ�� adverb

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Word History and Origins

Origin of efferent¹

1830–40; < Latin efferent- (stem of ��ڴڱ��ŧ�Բ� carrying off, present participle of efferre ), equivalent to ef- ef- + ferent- carrying ( fer- carry + -ent- -ent )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of efferent¹

C19: from Latin efferre to bear off, from ferre to bear

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If you’re what media savants call an “efferent reader,” looking for the efficient take-away, his approach will drive you bonkers.

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Then, efferent nerves rapidly carry muscle-control signals back to the hand.

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Bearing or conducting inwards to a part or organ; Ð opposed to efferent; as, afferent vessels; afferent nerves, which convey sensations from the external organs to the brain.

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When the collateral circulation is insufficient to remove the blood from a region whose efferent venous trunk is completely filled with a thrombus, the phenomena of stagnation are produced.

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The blood is collected from the walls of the gill-sacs by a series of efferent vessels which open into the dorsal aorta.

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effendi effervesce

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