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efferent

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English

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɛ.fɜː.ənt/, /ˈɛ.fə.ɹənt/

Adjective

efferent (not comparable)

  1. Carrying away from.
    An efferent nerve carries impulses from the brain to the body.
  2. Carried outward.
    Efferent impulses are those conveyed by the motor or efferent nerves from the central nervous organ outwards.

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Noun

efferent (plural efferents)

  1. A duct or stream that carries away.

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Danish

Etymology

From Latin efferēns.

Adjective

efferent

  1. (anatomy) carrying away from a central organ

Inflection

More information positive, comparative ...

1 When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite,
the corresponding "indefinite" form is used.
2 The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively.

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Latin

Verb

efferent

  1. third-person plural present active subjunctive of efferō

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