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Grammar : Adj |
Spell : ef-er-uh nt |
Phonetic Transcription : ˈɛf ər ənt |
Definition of efferent
Origin :- 1827, from Latin efferentem (nominative efferens), present participle of effere "to carry out or away, bring forth," from ef- (see ex-) + ferre "to bear, carry" (see infer).
- As in centrifugal : adj radiating from a central point
- There are two divisions of nerves, the afferent and efferent.
- Extract from : « Special Report on Diseases of Cattle » by U.S. Department of Agriculture
- They all have to use the efferent, especially the motor, nerves of the body.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 » by Various
- The boy who had had to stay in a therapeutic chair all his life because his efferent nerves could not control his body.
- Extract from : « Anything You Can Do ... » by Gordon Randall Garrett
- The distal portions of the postcardinal veins form the efferent renal branches and the ascending trunks of the postcava.
- Extract from : « The Anatomy of the Human Peritoneum and Abdominal Cavity » by George. S. Huntington
- The blood is collected from the walls of the gill-sacs by a series of efferent vessels which open into the dorsal aorta.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 8 » by Various
- The gonads, as in other Arthropoda, are hollow saccular organs, the cavity communicating with the efferent ducts.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 » by Various
- Various accessory structures may be connected with the efferent ducts in both sexes.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 7 » by Various
- The boy who had had to stay in a therapy chair all his life because his efferent nerves could not control his body.
- Extract from : « Anything You Can Do » by Gordon Randall Garrett
- This vesicle appears as a continuation of the Mllerian ducts, but receives a number of the efferent ductules of the kidneys.
- Extract from : « The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 » by Francis Maitland Balfour
- But the efferent ductules from the kidney gradually alter their points of entrance into the primitive duct.
- Extract from : « The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume 1 » by Francis Maitland Balfour
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