effector organ
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effector — 1. C. Sherrington term for a peripheral tissue that receives nerve impulses and reacts by contraction (muscle), secretion (gland), or a discharge of electricity (electric organ of certain bony fishes). 2. A small … Medical dictionary
effector — adj. & n. Biol. adj. acting in response to a stimulus. n. an effector organ … Useful english dictionary
effector — [e fek′tər, ifek′tər] n. [L, a producer < effectus: see EFFECT] 1. a muscle, gland, cell, etc. capable of responding to a stimulus, esp. to a nerve impulse 2. that part of a nerve which transmits an impulse to an organ of response … English World dictionary
effector — noun Date: 1906 1. a bodily organ (as a gland or muscle) that becomes active in response to stimulation 2. a molecule (as an inducer or a corepressor) that activates, controls, or inactivates a process or action (as protein synthesis) … New Collegiate Dictionary
effector — /i fek teuhr/, n. 1. Also, effecter. a person or thing that effects. 2. Physiol. an organ or cell that carries out a response to a nerve impulse. 3. Biochem. a substance, as a hormone, that increases or decreases the activity of an enzyme. [1595… … Universalium
effector — noun a) Any muscle, organ etc. that can respond to a stimulus from a nerve. b) The part of a nerve that carries a stimulus to a muscle etc. See Also: effect, effective, effectiveness, effectivity … Wiktionary
effector — noun Biology an organ or cell that acts in response to a stimulus … English new terms dictionary
effector — ef•fec•tor [[t]ɪˈfɛk tər[/t]] n. 1) Also, effecter a person or thing that effects something. 2) phl a) an organ, cell, etc., that reacts to a nerve impulse, as a muscle by contracting or a gland by secreting b) phl the part of a nerve that… … From formal English to slang
effector — /əˈfɛktə/ (say uh fektuh), /i / (say ee ) noun an organ, tissue or cell that carries out a response to a nerve impulse, such as a muscle or gland. {Latin} …
electric organ — noun a) An effector organ found in some fish (especially electric eels and electric catfish), that can produce a voltage large enough to aid in predation. b) The more commonly used way of saying electronic organ. Syn … Wiktionary
