DEFERENT, adjective Bearing; carrying; conveying. DEFERENT, noun 1. That which carries or conveys. The deferent of a planet, is an imaginary circle or orb in the Ptolemaic system, that is supposed to carry about the body of the planet. 2. A vessel in the human body for the conveyance of fluids.
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