efferent

efferent is a 8-letter English word with 5 senses as adjective and noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Conveying outward, or discharging; -- applied to certain blood vessels, lymphatics, nerves, etc. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 15 · 5 senses

Definitions

1. adjective. Conveying outward, or discharging; -- applied to certain blood vessels, lymphatics, nerves, etc.
2. adjective. 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.
3. noun. An efferent duct or stream.
4. noun. a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands
5. adjective. of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS

   "efferent nerves and impulses"

   Synonyms: motorial

Synonyms

motorial

Common word forms

efferents, efferently

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