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Princeton's WordNet

  1. synapticadjective

    (neuroscience) of or involving synapses

Wiktionary

  1. synapticadjective

    Of or relating to a synapsethe junction between the terminal of a neuron and another cell.

  2. synapticadjective

    Of or relating to a synapsisthe association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis.

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  1. synaptic

    Synaptic refers to the junction or connection point between two neurons where an electrical or chemical signal is transmitted from one neuron to the other. It can also relate to synapses, which are the structures that permit a neuron to pass an electrical or chemical signal to another neuron.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of synaptic in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of synaptic in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of synaptic in a Sentence

  1. Andrew Schneider:

    Hey, what do you think drives all this grey matter up here Electricity. It's brain waves surfing on synaptic junctions. If your radio can go out because of sun spots, why can't your cerebellum It's all a matter of reception and it seems to me these signals are going to get crossed somehow. It's all logical.

  2. Kaitlin Casaletto:

    The more physical activity, the higher the synaptic protein levels in brain tissue. This suggests that every movement counts when it comes to brain health, we recommend aiming for 150 min/week of physical activity. Prior studies have shown that even walking relates to reduced risk of cognitive decline ! .

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