efferent.
Carrying away from.
Meaning & usage
Carrying away from.
An efferent nerve carries impulses from the brain to the body.
Carried outward.
Efferent impulses are those conveyed by the motor or efferent nerves from the central nervous organ outwards.
Where this word comes from
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.
A duct or stream that carries away.
Where this word comes from
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.
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