efferent
efferent
[ˈɛf(ə)r(ə)nt]
adjective
[ˈɛf(ə)r(ə)nt]
adjective
- (Physiology)conducted or conducting outwards or away from something (for nerves, the central nervous system; for blood vessels, the organ supplied). The opposite of afferent
(生理)传出的，输出的，离心的。 afferent的反义词
- an efferent nerve fibre or vessel
输出神经纤维；输出血管
- mid 19th cent.: from Latin efferent- 'carrying out', from the verb efferre, from ex- 'out' + ferre 'carry'
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