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Noun
synapse (plural synapses)
- The junction between the terminal of a neuron and either another neuron or a muscle or gland cell, over which nerve impulses pass.
Verb
synapse (third-person singular simple present synapses, present participle synapsing, simple past and past participle synapsed)
- (intransitive) To form a synapse.
- (intransitive) To undergo synapsis.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σύναψις (súnapsis, “conjunction”), from συνάπτω (sunáptō, “to clasp”). Introduced by neurophysiologist Charles Scott Sherrington.
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