
Meaning of SYNAPSE
| Pronunciation: | | 'sinaps
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| Matching Terms: | | synapsid, synapsid reptile, synapsida, synapsids, synapsis
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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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