efferent

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  1. adjective Directed away from a central organ or section.
  2. adjective Carrying impulses from the central nervous system to an effector.
  3. noun An efferent organ or body part, such as a blood vessel.

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  1. From Latin efferēns, efferent-, present participle of efferre, to carry off : ex-, ex- + ferre, to carry; see bher-1 in Indo-European roots.

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  1. = French efférent, from Latin efferen(t-)s, present participle of efferre, ecferre, bring or carry out, from ex, out, + ferre = English bear.
 

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