synapse

Signification (Anglais)

Noun

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

Verb

1. (intransitive) To form a synapse.
2. (intransitive) To undergo synapsis.

Concepts

synapse

Synonymes

synapsis

synaptic junction

Traductions

Synapse

sinapsis

sinapsi

sinapsi

sinapse

sinaps

σύναψη

synaps

الوصلة العصبية

مشبك

اشتباك

اتصال

مشبك كيميائي

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ˈsɪnæps/

Étymologie (Anglais)

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σύναψις (súnapsis, “conjunction”), from συνάπτω (sunáptō, “to clasp”). Introduced by neurophysiologist Charles Scott Sherrington.