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def⋅er⋅ent

1  [def-er-uhnt]
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–adjective
marked by or showing deference: She was always deferent to her elders.
Origin:
1815–25; defer 2 + -ent

def⋅er⋅ent

2  [def-er-uhnt]
–adjective Anatomy.
1. conveying away; efferent.
2. of or pertaining to the vas deferens.
–noun
3. Astronomy. (in the Ptolemaic system) the circle around the earth in which a celestial body or the center of the epicycle of its orbit was thought to move.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L dēferent- (s. of dēferēns), prp. of dēferre. See defer 2 , -ent
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def·er·ent 1   (děf'ər-ənt, děf'rənt)   
adj.  Showing deference; deferential.
def·er·ent 2   (děf'ər-ənt, děf'rənt)   
adj.  

  1. Anatomy Carrying down or away. Used of a duct or vessel.

  2. Serving or adapted to carry or transport.


[Middle English defferent, from Latin dēferēns, dēferent-, present participle of dēferre, to carry away; see defer2.]
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: def·er·ent
Pronunciation: 'def-&-r&nt, -"er-&nt
Function: adjective
: of, relating to, or supplying the vas deferens<deferent arteries>
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

deferent def·er·ent (děf'ər-ənt, děf'rənt)
adj.
Carrying down or away, as a duct or vessel.

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