| English adjective: efferent | |||
| 1. | efferent of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS | ||
| Samples | Efferent nerves and impulses. | ||
| Synonyms | motorial | ||
| Similar | centrifugal, corticifugal, corticoefferent, corticofugal, motor, neuromotor | ||
| Domain category | physiology | ||
| Antonyms | afferent | ||
| English noun: efferent | |||
| 1. | efferent (body) a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands | ||
| Synonyms | efferent nerve, motor nerve | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | nerve, nervus | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | anterior horn, anterior root, corticospinal tract, pyramidal motor system, pyramidal tract, ventral horn, ventral root | ||
| Part holonym | efferent fiber, efferent neuron, motoneuron, motor fiber, motor nerve fiber, motor neuron | ||