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 ef·fer·ent /ˈɛfɚ/
 (a.)傳出的輸出管

 ef·fer·ent /ˈɛfərənt; ˈɛfˌɛrənt, ˈɪˌfɛr-/ 形容詞
 傳出的,輸出的,傳出神經

 Ef·fe·rent a.  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.

 Ef·fe·rent n. An efferent duct or stream.
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 efferent
      adj : of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away
            from the CNS; "efferent nerves and impulses" [syn: motorial]
            [ant: afferent]