EFFERENT NEURON

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does efferent neuron mean? 

• EFFERENT NEURON (noun)
  The noun EFFERENT NEURON has 1 sense:

1. a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord

  Familiarity information: EFFERENT NEURON used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• EFFERENT NEURON (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

efferent neuron; motoneuron; motor nerve fiber; motor neuron

Hypernyms ("efferent neuron" is a kind of...):

nerve cell; neuron (a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses)

Holonyms ("efferent neuron" is a part of...):

efferent; efferent nerve; motor nerve (a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands)

 Context examples 

An efferent neuron that sends impulses from the central nervous system to skeletal muscles.

(Motor Neuron, NCI Thesaurus)