efferent

Meaning

Adj

1. (not-comparable) Carrying away from.
2. (not-comparable) Carried outward.

Noun

A duct or stream that carries away.

Synonyms

motor nerve

motorial

efferent nerve

exodic

deferent

output tube

efferent duct

efferential

Translations

efferente

efférent

eferent

eferente

kathodisch

efferent

herausführend

κινητικό νεύρο

cathodique

catodico

afvoerend

efferent

catódico

eferente

dışarı götüren

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈɛ.fɜː.ənt/

Etymology

From Latin efferēns, present active participle of efferō (“bring or carry out”), from ē (“out of”), short form of ex, + ferō (“carry, bear”).