Dictionary: efferent   (ĕf'ər-ənt)

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1. Directed away from a central organ or section.
2. Carrying impulses from the central nervous system to an effector.

An efferent organ or body part, such as a blood vessel.

[From Latin efferēns, efferent-, present participle of efferre, to carry off : ex-, ex- + ferre, to carry.]

Conveying away from a center toward the periphery.

Conducting or progressing away from a center or specific site of reference, as an efferent nerve.

• e. arterioles — see efferent arteriole.
• e. ductules — conducting tubules from the rete testis to the head of the epididymis, forming part of the transport mechanism for spermatozoa in the testis.
• γ e's — small nerves supplying intrafusal muscle fibers.
• e. nerve — any nerve that carries impulses from the central nervous system toward the periphery, as a motor nerve. See also neuron.

Efferent can refer to:

• Efferent nerve
• Efferent ducts
• Efferent arteriole
• Efferent lymphatic vessel

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