Efferent (Noun)

Meaning

A nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands.

Classification

Nouns denoting body parts.

Synonyms

• Motor Nerve
• Efferent Nerve

Hypernyms

• Nervus
• Nerve

Hyponyms

• Anterior Horn
• Pyramidal Motor System
• Ventral Root
• Pyramidal Tract
• Ventral Horn

Related Words

• Efferent (adjective)