| NOUN | person | effector, effecter | one who brings about a result or event |
|---|---|---|---|
| body | effector | a nerve fiber that terminates on a muscle or gland and stimulates contraction or secretion | |
| body | effector | an organ (a gland or muscle) that becomes active in response to nerve impulses |
| Meaning | One who brings about a result or event; one who accomplishes a purpose. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonym | effecter | |
| Broader | person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soul | A human being |
| Verbs | effect | act so as to bring into existence |
| Meaning | A nerve fiber that terminates on a muscle or gland and stimulates contraction or secretion. | |
|---|---|---|
| Parts | end-plate, endplate, motor end plate | The flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle |
| Broader | nerve fiber, nerve fibre | A threadlike extension of a nerve cell |
| Spanish | efector | |
| Catalan | efector | |
| Meaning | An organ (a gland or muscle) that becomes active in response to nerve impulses. | |
|---|---|---|
| Broader | organ | A fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function |
| Opposite | sense organ, sensory receptor, receptor | An organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation |
| Spanish | órgano efector | |
| Catalan | òrgan efector | |
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