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Definition of: efferent
(ef′ər·ənt) adjective Physiol.
Carrying or carried outward, as impulses from the central nervous system to muscles, the cells of glands, etc.; discharging: opposed to afferent.
—noun
1. An efferent duct, vessel, or nerve.
2. A stream carrying off water, as from a pond. [<L efferens, -entis, ppr. of efferre <ex- out + ferre carry]
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