efferent
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1. a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands (noun.body)
hypernym | : | nerve, nervus, |
definition | : | any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body (noun.body) |
hyponym | : | corticospinal tract, pyramidal motor system, pyramidal tract, |
definition | : | any of the important motor nerves on each side of the central nervous system that run from the sensorimotor areas of the cortex through the brainstem to motor neurons of the cranial nerve nuclei and the ventral root of the spinal cord (noun.body) |
part holonym | : | efferent fiber, motor fiber, |
definition | : | a nerve fiber that carries impulses toward the muscles or glands (noun.body) |
2. of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS (adj.all)
similar | : | centrifugal, motor, |
definition | : | conveying information to the muscles from the CNS (adj.all) |
similar | : | neuromotor, |
definition | : | relating to a nerve fiber or impulse passing toward motor effectors (adj.all) |
domain category | : | physiology, |
definition | : | the branch of the biological sciences dealing with the functioning of organisms (noun.cognition) |
3. a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands (noun.body)
derivation | : | efferent, motorial, |
definition | : | of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS (adj.all) |
4. of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS (adj.all)
antonym | : | afferent, |
definition | : | of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS (adj.all) |
5. a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands (noun.body)
derivation | : | efferent, motorial, |
definition | : | of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS (adj.all) |
6. of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS (adj.all)
antonym | : | afferent, |
definition | : | of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying sensory information from the sense organs to the CNS (adj.all) |
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