effector

English Thesaurus

1. an organ (a gland or muscle) that becomes active in response to nerve impulses (noun.body)

hypernym	:	organ,
definition	:	a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function (noun.body)

2. a nerve fiber that terminates on a muscle or gland and stimulates contraction or secretion (noun.body)

hypernym	:	nerve fiber, nerve fibre,
definition	:	a threadlike extension of a nerve cell (noun.body)

part holonym	:	end-plate, endplate, motor end plate,
definition	:	the flattened end of a motor neuron that transmits neural impulses to a muscle (noun.body)

3. one who brings about a result or event; one who accomplishes a purpose (noun.person)

hypernym	:	individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul,
definition	:	a human being (noun.tops)

4. an organ (a gland or muscle) that becomes active in response to nerve impulses (noun.body)

antonym	:	receptor, sense organ, sensory receptor,
definition	:	an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation (noun.body)

5. one who brings about a result or event; one who accomplishes a purpose (noun.person)

derivation	:	effect, effectuate, set up,
definition	:	produce (verb.creation)

derivation	:	effect,
definition	:	act so as to bring into existence (verb.social)

6. an organ (a gland or muscle) that becomes active in response to nerve impulses (noun.body)

antonym	:	receptor, sense organ, sensory receptor,
definition	:	an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation (noun.body)

7. one who brings about a result or event; one who accomplishes a purpose (noun.person)

derivation	:	effect, effectuate, set up,
definition	:	produce (verb.creation)

derivation	:	effect,
definition	:	act so as to bring into existence (verb.social)