Noun
- 1. motor nerve, efferent nerve, efferent, nerve, nervus
- usage: a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands
Adjective
- 1. efferent (vs. afferent), motorial, centrifugal, motor(prenominal), corticoefferent, corticofugal, corticifugal, neuromotor
- usage: of nerves and nerve impulses; conveying information away from the CNS; "efferent nerves and impulses"
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