Ef"fe*rent (?), n. An efferent
duct or stream.
Ef"fe*rent (?), a. [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.