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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
Example sentences :
  • 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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