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May 26, 2012
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ef•fer•ent



Pronunciation: (ef'ur-unt), [key] Anat., Physiol.

—adj.
conveying or conducting away from an organ or part (opposed to afferent).

—n.
an efferent part, as a nerve or blood vessel.

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