Carrying away. [L. deferens, pres. p. of defero, to carry away]
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def·er·ent 'def-ə-rənt, -.er-ənt adj of, relating to, or supplying the vas deferens <\deferent arteries>
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adj.
1. carrying away from or down from.
2. relating to the vas deferens.
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def·er·ent (defґər-ənt) [L. deferens carrying away] conveying anything away, as from a center.Medical dictionary. 2011.