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Definition of synapse noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

synapse

noun
 
/ˈsaɪnæps/,
 
/ˈsɪnæps/
 
/ˈsaɪnæps/,
 
/ˈsɪnæps/
(biology)
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  1. a connection between two nerve cells
    • Information from one neuron flows to another neuron across a synapse.
    Word Originlate 19th cent.: from Greek sunapsis, from sun- ‘together’ + hapsis ‘joining’, from haptein ‘to join’.
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