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synapse

sy·napse

UK/ˈsɪnæps/ US/ˈsaɪnæps/ uncommon

noun

1.

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”

Origin

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σύναψις (súnapsis, “conjunction”), from συνάπτω (sunáptō, “to clasp”). Introduced by neurophysiologist Charles Scott Sherrington.

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