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