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Efferent   /ˈɛfərənt/   Listen
adjective
Efferent  adj.  (Physiol.)
(a)
Conveying outward, or discharging; applied to certain blood vessels, lymphatics, nerves, etc.
(b)
Conveyed outward; as, efferent impulses, i. e., such as are conveyed by the motor or efferent nerves from the central nervous organ outwards; opposed to afferent.



noun
Efferent  n.  An efferent duct or stream.






Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48








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... third, fourth, and sixth pairs (motores oculi; control muscles of the eyes; efferent) connect with the internal and external muscles of the ...
— Physiology and Hygiene for Secondary Schools • Francis M. Walters, A.M.



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