effector

Any muscle, organ etc. that can respond to a stimulus from a nerve.

Noun

  1. Any muscle, organ etc. that can respond to a stimulus from a nerve.
  2. The part of a nerve that carries a stimulus to a muscle etc.
  3. Any small molecule that effects the function of an enzyme by binding to an allosteric site.
  4. An actuator.

Origin

From effect + -or.

Forms

effectors effecter effectour

Related

effect effective effectiveness effectivity effectome effectorless effectual effectuate efficacious efficacity efficacy efficiency efficient receptor

Derived

bioeffector chemoeffector effectorome effectoromic effectoromics end-effector immunoeffector metaeffector neuroeffector osmoeffector thermoeffector