synapse

Meaning

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.

Synonyms

synapsis

synaptic junction

Translations

Synapse

sinapsi

synapse

sinapsis

sinapsi

sinapse

sinaps

σύναψη

synaps

الوصلة العصبية

مشبك

اشتباك

اتصال

مشبك كيميائي

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈsɪnæps/

Etymology

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