Glossary E

Efferent fibers refer to nerve fibers (motor fibers) that carry neural information from the central nervous system to the periphery.

Efferent nerves refer to motor nerves carry outgoing signals for action from the central nervous system to the muscles; nerves that carry impulses to the outlying regions of the body from the central nervous system.

Efferent neurons refer to motor neurons that convey impulses away from the brain; conduct impulses from the CNS to the effector organ, e.g., motor neuron

Effete means worn out; no longer fertile or productive. It also means weak, ineffectual; marked by decadence or self -indulgence and effeminate.

Efficacy is defined as the tendency of a drug to activate a particular kind of receptor; the most intense, or peak, level of a drug effect

Efficacy expectations is a term that refer to children's beliefs that they can adequately perform a modeled behavior.

Efficacy studies refer to assessments of therapeutic effectiveness based on well-controlled investigation of well-defined clinical problems.

Efficient cause is a term which according to Aristotle is the force that transforms a thing.

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Glossary E

Glossary E

Efferent fibers

Efferent nerves

Efferent neurons

Effete

Efficacy

Efficacy expectations

Efficacy studies

Efficient cause

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