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| syn·apse [ sí nàps, sə náps ] |
noun (plural syn·aps·es) |
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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
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intransitive verb (past and past participle syn·apsed, present participle syn·aps·ing, 3rd person present singular syn·aps·es) |
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form synapse: to form a synapse between nerve cells
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| [Late 19th century. Anglicization of synapsis] |
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