effector cell
Biology
noun
1A cell of an effector organ (now rare ).
2Any cell of the immune system that carries out the effective stage of an immune response, such as antibody production or cell killing.
Origin
Early 20th century; earliest use found in George Trumbull Ladd (1842–1921).
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