efferent

Pronunciation: /ˈɛf.ɜː.ɹənt/

The English word “efferent” has 3 meanings listed here.

adjective

Carrying away from.
Carried outward.

noun

A duct or stream that carries away.

Etymology

From Latin efferēns, present active participle of efferō (“bring or carry out”), from ē (“out of”), short form of ex, + ferō (“carry, bear”). By surface analysis, ef- + -fer + -ent.

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