synapse
See also: Synapse
English
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Ancient Greek σύναψις (súnapsis, “conjunction”), from συνάπτω (sunáptō, “to clasp”).
Pronunciation
Noun
synapse (plural synapses)
- The junction between the terminal of a neuron and either another neuron or a muscle or gland cell, over which nerve impulses pass.
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Translations
junction between neurons
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Verb
synapse (third-person singular simple present synapses, present participle synapsing, simple past and past participle synapsed)
- (intransitive) To form a synapse.
- (intransitive) To undergo synapsis.
Czech
Pronunciation
Noun
synapse f
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Danish
Noun
synapse c (singular definite synapsen, plural indefinite synapser)
Declension
Declension of synapse
common gender |
Singular | Plural | ||
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indefinite | definite | indefinite | definite | |
nominative | synapse | synapsen | synapser | synapserne |
genitive | synapses | synapsens | synapsers | synapsernes |
French
Pronunciation
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Noun
synapse f (plural synapses)
Further reading
- “synapse”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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