órgano efector

Definitions of órgano efector
  1. noun
    an organ (a gland or muscle) that becomes active in response to nerve impulses
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    antonyms:
    receptor
    an organ having nerve endings (in the skin or viscera or eye or ear or nose or mouth) that respond to stimulation
    type of:
    órgano
    a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
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