'Efferent' definitions:
Definition of 'efferent'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS; "efferent nerves and impulses" [syn: efferent, motorial] [ant: afferent]
noun
A nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands [syn: motor nerve, efferent nerve, efferent]
Definition of 'Efferent'
From: GCIDE
- Efferent \Ef"fe*rent\, n. An efferent duct or stream. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Efferent'
From: GCIDE
- Efferent \Ef"fe*rent\, a. [L. efferens, -entis, p. pr. of effere to bear out; ex out + ferre to bear.] (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. [1913 Webster]