EFFERENT
efferent, motorial
(adjective) of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS; “efferent nerves and impulses”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
efferent (not comparable)
Carrying away from.
Carried outward.
Antonyms
• afferent
Noun
efferent (plural efferents)
A duct or stream that carries away.
Source: Wiktionary
Ef"fe*rent, a. Etym: [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.
Ef"fe*rent, n.
Definition: An efferent duct or stream.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition