synapse
noun
- junction between nerve cells
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈsɪnæps/ / /ˈsaɪnæps/ / /sɪˈnæps/
noun
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σύναψις (súnapsis, “conjunction”), from συνάπτω (sunáptō, “to clasp”). Introduced by neurophysiologist Charles Scott Sherrington.
- The junction between the terminal of a neuron and either another neuron or a muscle or gland cell, over which nerve impulses pass.
verb
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σύναψις (súnapsis, “conjunction”), from συνάπτω (sunáptō, “to clasp”). Introduced by neurophysiologist Charles Scott Sherrington.
- To form a synapse.
- To undergo synapsis.