Synapse Definition

sĭnăps, sĭ-năps
synapses
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

(neuroanatomy, cytology) The junction between the terminal of a neuron and either another neuron or a muscle or gland cell, over which nerve impulses pass.

Wiktionary
verb
To form a synapse.
American Heritage Medicine
To undergo synapsis.
American Heritage Medicine

Other Word Forms of Synapse

Noun

Singular:
synapse
Plural:
synapses

Origin of Synapse

  • Greek sunapsis point of contact from sunaptein to join together sun- syn- haptein to fasten

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Ancient Greek σύναψις (sunapsis, “conjunction"), from συνάπτω (sunaptō, “to clasp").

    From Wiktionary

Synapse Sentence Examples

  • The synapse, therefore, as the place of meeting of one neuron with the next is called, is said to valve the nerve circuits.

  • Pain fibers produce substance P, in order for the pain signal to cross the nerve synapse.

  • The synapse appears to be a weak spot in the chain of conduction, or rather to be a place which breaks down with comparative ease under stress, e.g.

  • In addition, live imaging is used to study the dynamics of dendrite morphogenesis and synapse formation.

  • The term " synaptic plasticity " refers to the ability to maintain or improve synapse function.

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