effector
- n one who brings about a result or event; one who accomplishes a purpose
- n a nerve fiber that terminates on a muscle or gland and stimulates contraction or secretion
- n an organ (a gland or muscle) that becomes active in response to nerve impulses
- The tools of modern medicine come mostly from the lab, but we still need an effector arm - or and we still an effector arm to deliver - to use these tools equitably.
- The tools of modern medicine come mostly from the lab, but we still need an "effector arm" to be able to use these tools equitably.
- But the trial was scrubbed because of problems with the arm's hand, known in NASAese as an "end effector.