synapse
The junction between the terminal of a neuron and either another neuron or a muscle or…The junction between the terminal of a neuron and either another neuron or a muscle or gland cell, over which nerve impulses pass.
» The synapse allows communication between neurons.
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1 sensesThe junction between the terminal of a neuron and either another neuron or a muscle or gland cell, over which nerve impulses pass.
Synapse
си́напсsínaps
си́напсsýnaps
the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle
Examples
2 sentencesThe synapse allows communication between neurons.
A neuron has dendrites and axons with synapses.
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Origin
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σύναψις (súnapsis, “conjunction”), from συνάπτω (sunáLearned borrowing from Ancient Greek σύναψις (súnapsis, “conjunction”), from συνάπτω (sunáptō, “to clasp”). Introduced by neurophysiologist Charles Scott Sherrington.
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