| Pronunciation: | | 'sinaps
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[n] the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle; "nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neurotransmitters" |
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SYNAPSE is a 7 letter word that starts with S. |
| | See Also: | | colligation, conjugation, conjunction, junction, myoneural junction, nerve, nervus, neuromuscular junction |
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | a tiny gap between the ends of nerve fibers across which nerve impulses pass from one neuron to another; at the synapse, an impulse causes the release of a neurotransmitter, which diffuses across the gap and triggers an electrical impulse in the next neur |
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| Biology Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | The junction where a signal is transmitted from the axon of one nerve cell to the dendrite of another nerve cell, usually by a neurotransmitter. |
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