efferent
/ˈɛfərənt/
adjective
- Carrying or conducting signals away from a central organ or point, especially from the brain or spinal cord to muscles or glands.
- The doctor explained that efferent fibers are responsible for voluntary movements.
- The efferent nerves send commands from the brain to move your hand.
- In the nervous system, efferent pathways carry motor signals to the body's muscles.
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noun
- An efferent nerve, fiber, or neuron that carries signals away from the central nervous system.
- The efferents were damaged, causing the patient to lose control of his legs.
- Stimulating the efferent caused the frog's leg to twitch.
- Each efferent in the spinal cord connects to a specific muscle group.