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Meaning of "efferent" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD EFFERENT

From Latin efferre to bear off, from ferre to bear.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF EFFERENT

efferent  [ˈɛfərənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EFFERENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Efferent is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EFFERENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Efferent

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. Opposite to afferent. ▪ Something that so conducts, see efferent nerve fiber ▪ Efferent lymph vessel See also: ▪ Efferent ducts ▪ Efferent arteriole...

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EFFERENT


adherent
ədˈhɪərənt
afferent
ˈæfərənt
Arendt
ˈɛərənt
coherent
kəʊˈhɪərənt
deferent
ˈdɛfərənt
deodorant
diːˈəʊdərənt
different
ˈdɪfərənt
durant
ˈdjʊərənt
equidifferent
ˌiːkwɪˈdɪfərənt
exuberant
ɪɡˈzjuːbərənt
grandparent
ˈɡrænˌpɛərənt
ignorant
ˈɪɡnərənt
inherent
ɪnˈhɪərənt
intolerant
ɪnˈtɒlərənt
parent
ˈpɛərənt
perforant
ˈpɜːfərənt
referent
ˈrɛfərənt
refrigerant
rɪˈfrɪdʒərənt
tolerant
ˈtɒlərənt
vociferant
vəʊˈsɪfərənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EFFERENT

effectuate
effectuation
effeir
effeminacy
effeminate
effeminately
effeminateness
effeminize
effendi
efference
efferently
effervesce
effervescence
effervescency
effervescent
effervescently
effervescible
effete
effetely
effeteness

WORDS THAT END LIKE EFFERENT

apparent
belligerent
Brent
cobelligerent
current
for rent
gerent
indifferent
irreverent
nonbelligerent
noncoherent
rent
rerent
reverent
torrent
transparent
Trent
unbelligerent
unreverent
vicegerent

Synonyms and antonyms of efferent in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «efferent» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EFFERENT

Find out the translation of efferent to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of efferent from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «efferent» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

传出
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

eferente
570 millions of speakers

English

efferent
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अपवाही
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فرنت
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

эфферентной
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

eferente
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বহির্মুখ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

efférente
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Efferent
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

efferenten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

遠心性の
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

원심성
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Efferent
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ly tâm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இங்கு வெளிச்செல்கின்ற
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अपूर्ण
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

efferent
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

efferente
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

odprowadzających
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

еферентної
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

eferente
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απαγωγές
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

efferente
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

efferenta
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

efferent
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of efferent

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EFFERENT»

The term «efferent» is regularly used and occupies the 88.079 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EFFERENT» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about efferent

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EFFERENT»

Discover the use of efferent in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to efferent and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Efferent Control of the Human Auditory System
The presentation of BBN typically produces a reduction of OAE amplitudes in comparison to a condition without BBN. This is termed contralateral suppression.
Angela Constance Garinis, 2008
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Critical Care Nephrology
Efferent arteriolar vasoconstriction decreases renal blood flow and increases glomerular filtration pressure Afferent arteriolar vasoconstriction decreases both renal blood flow and glomerular filtration FIGURE 21-1. Diagram showing the ...
Claudio Ronco, Rinaldo Bellomo, John A. Kellum, 2008
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Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems
efferent nerve fibers) Central canal Ventral horn (cell bodies of somatic efferent neurons) ❯ Figure 5-29 Regions of the gray matter. Axon Myelin sheath Connective tissue around the nerve Blood vessels Nerve fascicle (many axons bundled in ...
Lauralee Sherwood, 2012
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Essential Medical Physiology
Presuming there are no changes in plasma protein concentration, this could be accomplished by changes in afferent or efferent arteriolar resistance, or in the ultrafiltration coefficient Kf. The effects of arteriolar resistance changes on RBF are ...
Leonard R. Johnson, John H. Byrne, 2003
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Encyclopedia of Computer Science and Technology: Volume 28 - ...
An output data flow leaving the transform center is called an "efferent" data element of the system. Figure 16 shows a transform ,centered DFD and its afferent and efferent data elements. Once the transform center, afferent, and efferent data ...
Allen Kent, James G. Williams, 1993
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Hearing: Its Physiology and Pathophysiology
Efferent activity in olivocochlear fibers also controls the activity in the dendrites that leave the inner hair cells before it ... Lateral efferent fibers terminate on auditory (afferent) nerve fibers where these leave the inner hair cells (see Chapter 1) ...
Aage R. Møller, 2000
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Medical Physiology: Principles for Clinical Medicine
Assuming that K4 is uniform along the length of the capillary, filtration rate would be highest at the afferent arteriolar end and lowest at the efferent arteriolar end of the glomerulus. Stepwise shift of fluid Development of "single effect" A ,.
Rodney Rhoades, David R. Bell, 2009
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Children's Literature
There are two major stances, aesthetic and efferent. The purpose of aesthetic reading is to have a pleasurable, interesting experience for its own sake. Aesthetic readers center on the sound and rhythm of the words and the personal feelings, ...
Barbara Stoodt, 1996
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Efferent Auditory System: Structure and Function
Text on the structure, function, and clinical correlates of the medial and lateral efferent olivocochlear system.
Tony L. Sahley, Ph.D., Richard H. Nodar, Ph.D., Frank E. Musiek, 1997
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Strategies that Work: Teaching Comprehension for ...
The famous reading theorist Louise Rosenblatt ([1938] 1996) talks about two distinct reading stances, efferent reading and aesthetic reading. Efferent reading is reading to learn. When we read efferently, we are reading to “take away” pieces ...
Stephanie Harvey, Anne Goudvis, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EFFERENT»

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New Advancement in Treatment of Chronic Neck Pain
Acupuncture employs direct needle application to neural focal points which either encourage or discourage afferent and efferent nerve fibers to ... «PR Web, Jul 15»
2
Game Changer for Stroke Rehabilitation
It works on a neurological process called efferent copy which integrates the cerebellum and the frontal lobe, two very important parts of the ... «The Pineapple Newspaper, Jul 15»
3
FES helps stroke patients move again
It's possible that the training process provides near-accurate efferent and afferent inputs, and ensures that the synaptic connections are ... «Medical Physics Web, Jun 15»
4
Startup CEL graduates first class of early-stage entrepreneurs
LLC; Bill Rader, Efferent Labs; Vladislav Sandler, HemoGenyx LLC; Jude Scinta Magness, Promotional Communication; Daniel Shani, Energy ... «UB News Center, Jun 15»
5
The glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor as a potential treatment target …
The relationship between ventral striatal efferent fibers and the distribution of peptide-positive woolly fibers in the forebrain of the rhesus ... «Nature.com, Jun 15»
6
Buffalo companies featured at global biotech convention
... Asana Medical Inc., Ceno Technologies, TheraSyn Pharmaceuticals Inc., Efferent Labs and Global H, with Albany Molecular Research Inc. «Buffalo News, Jun 15»
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UB to co-sponsor local companies at BIO International Convention
... Pharmaceuticals, HemoGenyx LLC, Asana Medical Inc., Ceno Technologies, TheraSyn Pharmaceuticals Inc., Efferent Labs and Global H. «University at Buffalo Reporter, Jun 15»
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Spinal nerve function
... the vertebral spinal column (your back), branching off into nerve roots (afferent and efferent), and eventually the peripheral nervous system. «Jamaica Observer, Jun 15»
9
Why Chronic Ankle Instability Can Affect a Proximal Joint
Perception of the angle of proximal joints such as the elbow or knee depends on afferent signals from muscle spindle receptors and efferent motor commands."3. «Dynamic Chiropractic, Jun 15»
10
Major Monsanto Lawsuit Completely Blacked out by Media
... as enterochromaffin cells present throughout the intestinal tract and are accessible to microbes and in contact with afferent and efferent nerve ... «Center for Research on Globalization, May 15»

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