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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
efferent /ˈɛf(ə)r(ə)nt/ Physiology

▶adjective relating to or denoting the conduction of nerve impulses or blood outwards or away from something. The opposite of afferent. ▶noun an efferent nerve fibre or blood vessel.

– origin C19: from L. efferent-, efferre ‘carry out’.

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