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Efferent

/ˈɛ.fə.rənt/

A duct or stream that carries away.

📖 Definitions of "Efferent"

noun
  1. 1

    A duct or stream that carries away.

adjective
  1. 1

    Carrying away from.

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

  2. 2

    Carried outward.

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

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