synapsis
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Ancient Greek σῠ́νᾰψῐς (súnapsis, “contact”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
synapsis (countable and uncountable, plural synapses)
- The association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis.
- Alternative form of synapse