effector

Noun
  1. One who brings about a result or event;
    One who accomplishes a purpose (synset 110066335)
    is a type of: individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being
    same as: effecter
  2. A nerve fiber that terminates on a muscle or gland and stimulates contraction or secretion (synset 105472880)
    is a type of: nerve fiber, nerve fibre - a threadlike extension of a nerve cell
    has: end-plate, endplate, motor end plate - the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle
  3. An organ (a gland or muscle) that becomes active in response to nerve impulses (synset 105305920)
    is a type of: organ - a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function

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