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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Efferent

/ĕf'-ẽr-ənt/ · Ef·fe·rent · IPA /ˈɛ.fɜː.ənt/
01 a. Conveying outward, or discharging; -- applied to certain blood vessels, lymphatics, nerves, etc.
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    Conveying outward, or discharging; -- applied to certain blood vessels, lymphatics, nerves, etc.(Physiol.)
02 n. An efferent duct or stream.
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    An efferent duct or stream.