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synapse

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) synapse (noun)
  2. 2) synapse (verb)

1syn·apse

noun \ˈsi-ˌnaps, sə-ˈnaps\

Definition of SYNAPSE

: the point at which a nervous impulse passes from one neuron to another
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Origin of SYNAPSE

New Latin synapsis, from Greek, juncture, from synaptein to fasten together, from syn- + haptein to fasten
First Known Use: 1899

Other Anatomy Terms

bilateral symmetry, carotid, cartilage, dorsal, entrails, prehensile, renal, solar plexus, supine, thoracic, ventral

Rhymes with SYNAPSE

collapse, elapse, perhaps, prolapse, relapse, time-lapse

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