synaptic

English

Etymology

New Latin synapsis.

Pronunciation

Rhymes: -æptɪk

Adjective

synaptic (comparative more synaptic, superlative most synaptic)

(cytology) Of or relating to a synapse—the junction between the terminal of a neuron and another cell.
(cytology) Of or relating to a synapsis—the association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis.
- 1913, Frederick McAllister, On the cytology and embryology of Smilacina racemosa:
  By far the greater proportion of cytologists however are of the opinion that the synaptic contraction is a normal stage in the heterotypic prophases.

Derived terms

Terms derived from synaptic

synaptic cleft
synaptic conduction
synaptic gap
synaptic plasticity
synaptic vesicle
transsynaptic
trisynaptic

Translations

junction between the terminal of a neuron and another cell

Czech: synaptický
French: synaptique (fr)
German: synaptische

Greek: συναπτικός (el) m (synaptikós)
Russian: синаптический (ru) (sinaptičeskij)

association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis

Greek: συναπτικός (el) m (synaptikós)

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