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effector definition

ef·fec·tor (e fek′tər, i-)

noun

  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

Etymology: L, a producer < effectus: see effect

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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