EFFERENT

efferent

Noun

  1. A duct or stream that carries away.

Adjective

  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.


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