Efferent

Definition:

  • (a.) Conveying outward, or discharging; -- applied to certain blood vessels, lymphatics, nerves, etc.
  • (a.) 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.
  • (n.) An efferent duct or stream.

Compare efferent with other words:

cathodic vs. efferent

efferent vs. stream

duct vs. efferent

away vs. efferent

artery vs. efferent

afferent vs. efferent