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ef⋅fec⋅tor

  [i-fek-ter]
–noun
1. Also, effecter. a person or thing that effects.
2. Physiology. an organ or cell that carries out a response to a nerve impulse.
3. Biochemistry. a substance, as a hormone, that increases or decreases the activity of an enzyme.
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Origin:
1595–1605; < L, equiv. to effec- var. s. of efficere (see effect ) + -tor -tor
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ef·fec·tor   (ĭ-fěk'tər)   
n.  

  1. A muscle, gland, or organ capable of responding to a stimulus, especially a nerve impulse.

  2. A nerve ending that carries impulses to a muscle, gland, or organ and activates muscle contraction or glandular secretion.

  3. Biochemistry A small molecule that when bound to an allosteric site of an enzyme causes either a decrease or an increase in the activity of the enzyme.

  4. Computer Science A device used to produce a desired change in an object in response to input.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ef·fec·tor
Pronunciation: i-'fek-t&r, -"to(&)r
Function: noun
1 : a bodily organ (as a gland or muscle) thatbecomes active in response to stimulation
2 : a molecule (as an inducer, a corepressor, or an enzyme) that activates, controls, or inactivates a process or action (as proteinsynthesis or the release of a second messenger)
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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effector ef·fec·tor (ĭ-fěk'tər)
n.

  1. A muscle, a gland, or an organ capable of responding to a stimulus, especially a nerve impulse.

  2. A nerve ending that carries impulses to a muscle, a gland, or an organ and activates muscle contraction or glandular secretion.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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