Efferent
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Efferent may refer to:
Anatomical structures
[edit]Meaning 'conveying away from a center':
- Efferent arterioles, conveying blood away from the Bowman's capsule in the kidney
- Efferent nerve fiber, carries nerve impulses away from the central nervous system toward the peripheral effector organs
- Efferent lymph vessel, lymph vessels that carry lymph from a lymph node
- Efferent ducts, connect the rete testis with the initial section of the epididymis
Other uses
[edit]- Efferent coupling, a metric in software development