ef·fer·ent 
(
ĕf
ər-
ənt)
adj.1. Directed away from a central organ or section.
2. Carrying impulses from the central nervous system to an effector.
n. An efferent organ or body part, such as a blood vessel.
[From Latin efferēns, efferent-, present participle of efferre, to carry off : ex-, ex- + ferre, to carry; see bher-1 in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.]
effer·ent·ly adv.