EFFERENT


Meaning of EFFERENT in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈe-fər-ənt, -ˌfer-, ˈē- ]

adjective

Etymology: French efférent, from Latin efferent-, efferens, present participle of efferre to carry outward, from ex- + ferre to carry — more at bear

Date: 1856

: conducting outward from a part or organ ; specifically : conveying nervous impulses to an effector

efferent neurons

— compare afferent

• efferent noun

• ef·fer·ent·ly adverb

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.