synapse

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English

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σύναψις (súnapsis, conjunction), from συνάπτω (sunáptō, to clasp). Introduced by neurophysiologist Charles Scott Sherrington.

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Noun

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synapse (plural synapses)

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

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synapse (third-person singular simple present synapses, present participle synapsing, simple past and past participle synapsed)

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

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Czech

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Noun

synapse f

  1. synapse

Declension

Danish

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synapse c (singular definite synapsen, plural indefinite synapser)

  1. synapse

Declension

French

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σύναψις (súnapsis, conjunction), from συνάπτω (sunáptō, to clasp).

Pronunciation

Noun

synapse f (plural synapses)

  1. (neuroanatomy) synapse

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