efferent

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noun

a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands

adjective

of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS

Efferent in a sentence

An efferent nerve carries impulses from the brain to the body.

Efferent impulses are those conveyed by the motor or efferent nerves from the central nervous organ outwards.

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