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effector
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun effector has 3 senses
- effector(n = noun.person) effecter - one who brings about a result or event; one who accomplishes a purpose; Array is a kind of individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul
- effector(n = noun.body) Array - a nerve fiber that terminates on a muscle or gland and stimulates contraction or secretion; Array is a kind of nerve fiber, nerve fibre
- effector(n = noun.body) Array - an organ (a gland or muscle) that becomes active in response to nerve impulses; Array is a kind of organ
Derived form verb effect2
has parts: end-plate, endplate, motor end plate
Antonym: receptor
OXFORD DICTIONARY
effector, adj. & n. Biol.
--adj. acting in response to a stimulus.
--n. an effector organ.
--adj. acting in response to a stimulus.
--n. an effector organ.
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