synapse

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈsɪnæps/, /ˈsaɪnæps/, /sɪˈnæps/

Noun

synapse (plural synapses)

1. topics en The junction between the terminal of a neuron and either another neuron or a muscle or gland cell, over which nerve impulses pass.

Related terms

• synaptic
• ephapse

Translations

• French: synapse
• German: Synapse
• Italian: sinapsi
• Portuguese: sinapse
• Russian: си́напс
• Spanish: sinapsis

Verb

synapse (synapses, present participle synapsing; past synapsed, past participle synapsed)

1. (intransitive) To form a synapse.
2. (intransitive) To undergo synapsis.

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