efferent fibers


ef·fer·ent fi·bers

those fibers conveying impulses to effector tissues (smooth, cardiac, or striated muscle, or glands) in the periphery; those fibers exiting a specific cell group (that is, efferent fibers of the basilar pons), used in reference to a cell group.

ef·fer·ent fi·bers

(efĕr-ĕnt fībĕrz) Those conveying impulses peripheral to effector tissues (smooth, cardiac, or striated muscle, or glands).