end organ

noun

A small organ at the terminal end of a nerve conduction pathway.

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Meanings

nounend organ (plural end organs)

plural end organs · alternative end-organ

  1. A small organ at the terminal end of a nerve conduction pathway.
  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).

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
neuroterminal
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APA

end organ. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/end%20organ

MLA

“end organ.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/end%20organ. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “end organ,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/end%20organ.

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