"end organ" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: end organs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} end organ (plural end organs)
  1. A small organ at the terminal end of a nerve conduction pathway. Categories (topical): Organs Synonyms: end-organ
    Sense id: en-end_organ-en-noun-ASR8f2bJ Disambiguation of Organs: 65 35 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 75 25
  2. The ultimately affected organ in a chain of events, such as a disease process (pathophysiology) or a drug's mechanism of action (sometimes called a target organ in this sense).
    Sense id: en-end_organ-en-noun-rCKqTbMB

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