- Efferent vessel
Efferent vessel can refer to:
*Efferent arteriole
*Efferent lymphatic vessel
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efferent vessel of glomerulus — arteriola glomerularis efferens … Medical dictionary
Efferent — Carrying away. An artery is an efferent vessel carrying blood away from the heart. An efferent nerve carries impulses away from the central nervous system. The opposite of efferent is afferent. * * * Conducting (fluid or a nerve impulse) outward… … Medical dictionary
Efferent arteriole — Infobox Artery Name = PAGENAME Latin = arteriola glomerularis efferens GraySubject = 253 GrayPage = 1221 Caption = Scheme of renal tubule and its vascular supply. (Label Efferent vessel is visible in upper left.) Caption2 = Distribution of… … Wikipedia
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… … Wikipedia
efferent Physiology — [ ɛf(ə)r(ə)nt] adjective relating to or denoting the conduction of nerve impulses or blood outwards or away from something. The opposite of afferent. noun an efferent nerve fibre or blood vessel. Origin C19: from L. efferent , efferre carry out … English new terms dictionary
Efferent lymph vessel — Infobox Lymph Name = Efferent lymphatic vessel Latin = vasa efferentia lymphoglandulae GraySubject = 175 GrayPage = 689 Caption = Structure of the lymph node. Caption2 = DrainsFrom = DrainsTo = MeshName = MeshNumber = DorlandsPre = v 03… … Wikipedia
Vessel — A tube in the body that carries fluids: blood vessels or lymph vessels. * * * A structure conveying or containing a fluid, especially a liquid. SEE ALSO: vas. [O. Fr. fr. L. vascellum, dim. of vas] absorbent vessels SYN: lymph vessels. afferent v … Medical dictionary
efferent — efference, n. efferently, adv. /ef euhr euhnt/, Anat., Physiol. adj. 1. conveying or conducting away from an organ or part (opposed to afferent). n. 2. an efferent part, as a nerve or blood vessel. [1830 40; < L efferent (s. of efferens carrying… … Universalium
efferent — ef•fer•ent [[t]ˈɛf ər ənt[/t]] adj. 1) anat. phl conveying or conducting away from an organ or part (opposed to afferent 1)). 2) anat. phl an efferent part, as a nerve or blood vessel • Etymology: 1830–40; < L efferent , s. of efferēns, prp.… … From formal English to slang
efferent — a. carrying away; conveying outwards; n. such nerve, blood vessel, etc … Dictionary of difficult words
