efferent

== English == === Etymology === From Latin efferēns, present active participle of efferō (“bring or carry out”), from ē (“out of”), short form of ex, + ferō (“carry, bear”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɛ.fɜː.ənt/, /ˈɛ.fə.ɹənt/ === Adjective === efferent (not comparable) Carrying away from. Carried outward. ==== Antonyms ==== afferent ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Noun === efferent (plural efferents) A duct or stream that carries away. ==== Related terms ==== elate elated elation ==== Further reading ==== “efferent”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. William Dwight Whitney, Benjamin E[li] Smith, editors (1911), “efferent”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., →OCLC. “efferent”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. == Danish == === Etymology === From Latin efferēns. === Adjective === efferent (anatomy) carrying away from a central organ ==== Inflection ==== === Further reading === “efferent” in Den Danske Ordbog == Latin == === Verb === efferent third-person plural present active subjunctive of efferō