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synaptosome definition

syn·ap·to·some (si nap′tə sōm′)

noun

a tiny sac of special cellular materials found at a synapse

Etymology: see synapsis & -some

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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