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Etymology
1. efferent
adjective. ['ˈɛfɝənt'] of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS.
Synonyms
- motor
- centrifugal
- neuromotor
- corticifugal
- motorial
- corticoefferent
Antonyms
- cowardice
- walk
- stay in place
- noncausative
Etymology
- efferens (Latin)
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2. efferent
noun. ['ˈɛfɝənt'] a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands.
Synonyms
- motor nerve
- pyramidal motor system
- ventral root
- anterior root
- anterior horn
- motor fiber
- efferent fiber
- motor neuron
- nervus
- efferent neuron
- motor nerve fiber
- pyramidal tract
- efferent nerve
- motoneuron
- ventral horn
- nerve
Antonyms
- centralizing
- afferent fiber
- afferent nerve
- sensory nerve
Etymology
- efferens (Latin)
3. neuron
noun. ['ˈnʊrɑːn'] a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses.
Synonyms
- axon
- dendrite
- motor neuron
- efferent neuron
- systema nervosum
- axone
- sensory neuron
- motor nerve fiber
- nerve cell
- ganglion cell
- afferent neuron
- gangliocyte
- vegetative cell
- brain cell
- motoneuron
- nervous system