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1. (n.) synapse
a region where nerve impulses are transmitted across a small gap from an axon terminal to an adjacent structure, as another axon or the end plate of a muscle.
2. synapse
Also called synaptic gap. the gap itself.
3. (v.i.) synapse
to form a synapse or a synapsis.
Etymology: (1895–1900; back formation from synapses, pl. of synapsis)
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1. (noun) synapse
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"
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