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synaptic

 
Dictionary: syn·ap·tic   (sĭ-năp'tĭk) pronunciation
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adj.
Of or relating to synapsis or a synapse: synaptic nerve endings; the synaptic phase in meiosis.

[From Greek sunaptos, joined together, from sunaptein, to join together. See synapse.]

synaptically syn·ap'ti·cal·ly adv.

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Of or relating to synapsis or a synapse.

Veterinary Dictionary: synaptic
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Pertaining to a synapse.

  • s. cleft — a narrow space between the plasma membranes of the presynaptic and postsynaptic cells.
  • s. junction — see synapse.
  • s. vesicle — one located in the axon terminal of a presynaptic cell, containing neurotransmitter substances.
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The adjective has one meaning:

Meaning #1: (neuroscience) of or involving synapses
  Pertains to noun: synapse (meaning #1)

 
 

 

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