efferent

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS

Word Origin

efferent (adj.)
"conveying outward or away," 1827, from Latin efferentem (nominative efferens), present participle of effere "to carry out or away, bring forth," from ef- (see ex-) + ferre "to bear, carry" (see infer). As a noun from 1876.

Example

1. Action link and classification of efferent nervous system drugs .
2. What other efferent pathways are involved in the vomiting response ?
3. Transmitting nerve impulses away from the central nervous system ; efferent .
4. Effect of gentamicin on media olivochlear efferent nerve in guinea pig .
5. Hysiological function of efferent nervous system .

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