effector

Other forms: effectors

Definitions of effector
  1. noun
    one who brings about a result or event; one who accomplishes a purpose
    synonyms: effecter
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    type of:
    individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
    a human being
  2. noun
    an organ (a gland or muscle) that becomes active in response to nerve impulses
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    antonyms:
    receptor
    an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
    type of:
    organ
    a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
  3. noun
    a nerve fiber that terminates on a muscle or gland and stimulates contraction or secretion
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    type of:
    nerve fiber, nerve fibre
    a threadlike extension of a nerve cell
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