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synapse

syn·apse [ sí nàps, sə náps ]


noun  (plural syn·aps·es)
Definition:
 
gap between nerve ends: a junction between two nerve cells, where the club-shaped tip of a nerve fiber almost touches another cell in order to transmit signals



intransitive verb  (past and past participle syn·apsed, present participle syn·aps·ing, 3rd person present singular syn·aps·es)
Definition:
 
form synapse: to form a synapse between nerve cells

[Late 19th century. Anglicization of synapsis]
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