de·scend·ing
adj 1 : moving or directed downward < infection from the kidney -Therapeutic Notes> 2 : being a nerve, nerve fiber, or nerve tract that carries nerve impulses in a direction away from the central nervous system : EFFERENT, MOTOR <the branch of a nerve> .
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