synapse

synapse definition - medical

syn·apse (sĭnˈăpsˌ, sĭ-năpsˈ)

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

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the synapse is information that passes from a neuron

Posted by anonymous 76 days ago.

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