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Meaning of neuroeffector in English:

neuroeffector

Pronunciation /ˌnjʊərəʊɪˈfɛktə/

adjective

Physiology

  • Consisting of, relating to, or involving a nerve and an effector; between a nerve and an effector.

noun

Physiology

  • 1A nerve and an effector considered as a unit or system.

  • 2A neurotransmitter or other neuroactive substance, especially one acting at a neuroeffector junction.

Origin

1930s; earliest use found in Quarterly Review of Biology. From neuro- + effector.