Defenition of the word efferent

• Defenition of the word efferent

  • (physiology) of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS; "efferent nerves and impulses"
  • of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS; "efferent nerves and impulses"
  • a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands
  • of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS

Similar words in the efferent

• • centrifugal
  • corticifugal
  • corticoefferent
  • corticofugal
  • motor
  • motor(a)
  • neuromotor

Hyponyms for the word efferent

• • anterior horn
  • anterior root
  • corticospinal tract
  • pyramidal motor system
  • pyramidal tract
  • ventral horn
  • ventral root

Hypernyms for the word efferent

• • nerve
  • nervus

Antonyms for the word efferent

• • afferent

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