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adj
Carrying away from.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adj
Carried outward.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A duct or stream that carries away.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective
of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: motorial
Antonyms: afferent
noun
a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: motor nerve, efferent nerve
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: nerve, nervus
Narrower terms: ventral root, ventral horn, anterior root, anterior horn, pyramidal tract, pyramidal motor system, corticospinal tract
History
From Latin efferēns, present active participle of efferō (“bring or carry out”), from ē (“out of”), short form of ex, + ferō (“carry, bear”). By surface analysis, ef- + -fer + -ent.
Across languages
18 source translations are retained for this English entry.
