Word Meaning

Meaning of "efferent" and the crossword clue

- Conveying outward, or discharging; -- applied to certain blood vessels, lymphatics, nerves, etc.
- 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.
- An efferent duct or stream.