efferent

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Adjective efferent has 1 sense

efferent, motorial - of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS; "efferent nerves and impulses"
Antonyms: afferent, centripetal, receptive, sensory, corticoafferent, corticipetal

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Efferent

Noun:

A type of nerve fiber that carries impulses away from the central nervous system.

Example sentence:

The efferent nerve fibers send signals from the brain to the muscles for movement.

Adjective:

Referring to carrying or conducting something away from a central point or organ.

Example sentence:

The efferent ducts transport sperm from the testes to the epididymis in male reproductive systems.

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