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Synapse

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Noun

1. synapse

the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle

Example Sentences:
'nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neurotransmitters'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Synapse

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noun

the point at which a nerve impulse is relayed from the terminal portion of an axon to the dendrites of an adjacent neuron

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Synapse

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noun

the minute space between a nerve cell and another nerve cell, a muscle cell, etc., through which nerve impulses are transmitted from one to the other

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Synapse

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n.

The junction across which a nerve impulse passes from an axon terminal to a neuron, muscle cell, or gland cell.

intr.v. syn·apsed, syn·aps·ing, syn·aps·es

1. To form a synapse.

2. To undergo synapsis.

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