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synapse

Pronunciation: /ˈsɪnæps/

The English word “synapse” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

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

verb

  1. To form a synapse.
  2. 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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