synapse

See also: Synapse

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σύναψις (súnapsis, “conjunction”), from συνάπτω (sunáptō, “to clasp”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈsɪnæps/, /ˈsaɪnæps/, /sɪˈnæps/

Noun

synapse (plural synapses)

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

Translations

See also

Verb

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.

Czech

Noun

synapse f

  1. synapse

Danish

Noun

synapse c (singular definite synapsen, plural indefinite synapser)

  1. (neurology) synapse

Declension

French

Noun

synapse f (plural synapses)

  1. (neuroanatomy, cytology) synapse

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