Meaning Of Efferent

a.

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

a.

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.

n.

An efferent duct or stream.