efferent means carrying away from.
Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, efferent ranks #25,521 of 42,747 for Qualifying.
efferent is pronounced /ˈɛf.ɜː.ɹənt/.
Etymology
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.
adj
- Carrying away from.e.g.“An efferent nerve carries impulses from the brain to the body.”
- Carried outward.e.g.“Efferent impulses are those conveyed by the motor or efferent nerves from the central nervous organ outwards.”
noun
- A duct or stream that carries away.
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