"efferent" meaning in English

See efferent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɛ.fɜː.ənt/, /ˈɛ.fə.ɹənt/
Etymology: From Latin efferēns, present active participle of efferō (“bring or carry out”), from ē (“out of”), short form of ex, + ferō (“carry, bear”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰer-}}, {{der|en|la|efferēns}} Latin efferēns, {{m|la|efferō||bring or carry out}} efferō (“bring or carry out”), {{m|la|ē||out of}} ē (“out of”), {{m|la|ex}} ex, {{m|la|ferō||carry, bear}} ferō (“carry, bear”) Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} efferent (not comparable)
  1. Carrying away from. Tags: not-comparable Translations (carrying away from): odstředivý (note: about nerves/anatomy) (Czech), eferentní (Czech), afvoerend (Dutch), efferent (Dutch), efférent (French), efferent (German), ableitend (German), herausführend (German), efferente (Italian), eferen (Malay), derketî (Northern Kurdish), وابران (vâbarân) (Persian), eferente (Portuguese), эфферентный (efferentnyj) (Russian), eferente (Spanish), efferent (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-efferent-en-adj-QeVmffh6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 16 41 Disambiguation of 'carrying away from': 94 6
  2. Carried outward. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-efferent-en-adj-Pql7HtnB Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 16 41
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: corticoefferent, efferent arteriole, efferent duct, efferently

Noun

IPA: /ˈɛ.fɜː.ənt/, /ˈɛ.fə.ɹənt/ Forms: efferents [plural]
Etymology: From Latin efferēns, present active participle of efferō (“bring or carry out”), from ē (“out of”), short form of ex, + ferō (“carry, bear”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*bʰer-}}, {{der|en|la|efferēns}} Latin efferēns, {{m|la|efferō||bring or carry out}} efferō (“bring or carry out”), {{m|la|ē||out of}} ē (“out of”), {{m|la|ex}} ex, {{m|la|ferō||carry, bear}} ferō (“carry, bear”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} efferent (plural efferents)
  1. A duct or stream that carries away. Related terms: elate, elated, elation
    Sense id: en-efferent-en-noun-2AZth3BU Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 16 41

Inflected forms

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