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efferent
[ ef-er-uhnt ]
noun
- an efferent part, as a nerve or blood vessel.
efferent
/ ˈɛəəԳ /
adjective
- carrying or conducting outwards from a part or an organ of the body, esp from the brain or spinal cord Compare afferent
efferent
/ ĕ′ə-əԳ /
- 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.
- Compare afferent
Derived Forms
- ˈڴڱԳ, noun
- ˈڴڱԳٱ, adverb
Other yvlog Forms
- f·Գ noun
- f·Գ· adverb
yvlog History and Origins
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of efferent1
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Example Sentences
If you’re what media savants call an “efferent reader,” looking for the efficient take-away, his approach will drive you bonkers.
Then, efferent nerves rapidly carry muscle-control signals back to the hand.
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.
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.
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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