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efferent

noun

1 efferent

A nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands.

synonyms: efferent nerve, motor nerve.

is a specific kind of: nerve, nervus.

is a broader term that covers: anterior horn, anterior root, ventral horn, ventral root | corticospinal tract, pyramidal motor system, pyramidal tract.

has as a part: efferent neuron, motoneuron, motor nerve fiber, motor neuron | efferent fiber, motor fiber.

derivation: efferenta1, motorial.

adjective

1 efferent

Of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS:
— Efferent nerves and impulses.

synonym: motorial.

is similar to: centrifugal, motor | corticifugal, corticoefferent, corticofugal | neuromotor.

domain category: physiology.

is the opposite of: afferent.

derivation: efferentn1, efferent nerve, motor nerve.

Dutch: efferent

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