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Noun: efferent fiber
  1. A nerve fibre that carries impulses toward the muscles or glands
    "efferent fibers in the spinal cord transmit signals for voluntary movement";
    - motor fiber [US], motor fibre [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: efferent fibers

Type of: nerve fiber [US], nerve fibre [Brit, Cdn]

Part of: efferent, efferent nerve, motor nerve