efferent
a. (உட.) நாடிநரம்புகளில் வௌதநோக்கிச் செல்கின்ற கொண்டு செலுத்துகின்ற.
Ef"fe*rent, a. Etym: [L. efferens, -entis, p. pr. of effere to bear out; ex out + ferre to bear.] (Physiol.) (a) Conveying outward, or discharging; -- applied to certain blood vessels, lymphatics, nerves, etc. (b) Conveyed outward; as, efferent impulses, i. e., such as are conveyed by the motor or efferent nerves from the central nervous organ outwards; -- opposed to afferent. Ef"fe*rent, n. Defn: An efferent duct or stream.