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Efferent

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Efferent is an anatomical term with the following meanings:

  • Conveying away from a center, for example the efferent arterioles conveying blood away from the Bowman's capsule in the kidney, in the opposite direction to the afferent arterioles
  • Something that so conducts, see efferent nerve fiber
  • Efferent lymph vessel
  • See also:

  • Efferent ducts
  • Efferent arteriole
  • References

    Efferent Wikipedia