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efferent

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Scrabble points
14
Words With Friends
15
Letters
8
Pronunciation
/ˈɛ.fɜː.ənt/
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/ˈɛ.fɜː.ənt/ · /ˈɛ.fə.ɹənt/

Definition of efferent

3 senses · 2 parts of speech · etymology included

adj

  1. (not-comparable)Carrying away from.
    “An efferent nerve carries impulses from the brain to the body.”
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adj

  1. (not-comparable)Carrying away from.
    “An efferent nerve carries impulses from the brain to the body.”
  2. (not-comparable)Carried outward.
    “Efferent impulses are those conveyed by the motor or efferent nerves from the central nervous organ outwards.”

noun

  1. A duct or stream that carries away.

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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.

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