Word

efferent, n.
(efferents)

a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands
<noun.body>

efferent efferent nerve motor nerve

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

semantic pointers

hyponym

ventral root, ventral horn, anterior root, anterior horn pyramidal tract, pyramidal motor system, corticospinal tract

part meronym

motor neuron, efferent neuron, motor nerve fiber, motoneuron motor fiber, efferent fiber

hypernym