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Meaning
Adj
●
Showing
deference
; deferential.
●
Serving to
carry
; bearing.
Noun
●
In Anatomy:
A
deferent
duct
in the body,
as opposed to
an
afferent
one.
●
In Astronomy:
An
imaginary
circle
surrounding
the Earth, in whose
periphery
either the
heavenly body
or the
centre
of the
heavenly body
's
epicycle
was supposed to
be
carried
round.
●
That which
carries
or conveys.
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Origin
deferent
English
deferens
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
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