HyperDic: effector

English > 3 senses of the word effector:
NOUNperson effector, effecterone who brings about a result or event
bodyeffectora nerve fiber that terminates on a muscle or gland and stimulates contraction or secretion
bodyeffectoran organ (a gland or muscle) that becomes active in response to nerve impulses
English > effector: 3 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningOne who brings about a result or event; one who accomplishes a purpose.
Synonymeffecter
Broaderperson, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, soulA human being
Verbseffectact so as to bring into existence
English > effector: 3 senses > noun 2, body
MeaningA nerve fiber that terminates on a muscle or gland and stimulates contraction or secretion.
Partsend-plate, endplate, motor end plateThe flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle
Broadernerve fiber, nerve fibreA threadlike extension of a nerve cell
Spanishefector
Catalanefector
English > effector: 3 senses > noun 3, body
MeaningAn organ (a gland or muscle) that becomes active in response to nerve impulses.
BroaderorganA fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
Oppositesense organ, sensory receptor, receptorAn organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
Spanishórgano efector
Catalanòrgan efector

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