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Synapse
Meaning
Noun
●
In Body parts:
The
junction
between the
terminal
of a
neuron
and either another
neuron
or a
muscle
or
gland
cell, over which
nerve impulses
pass.
Verb
●
To form a synapse.
●
To
undergo
synapsis.
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Origin
synapse
English
σύναψις
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
συνάπτω
Ancient Greek (to 1453)
Sourced from
Etym
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Gaps
Maps
Apse
Laps
Flaps
Craps
Claps
Traps
Lapse
Chaps
Elapse
Scraps
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Perhaps
Illapse
Synapse
Schnapps
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