synapse — Englisches Wörterbuch

Substantiv

1. The junction between the terminal of a neuron and either another neuron or a muscle or gland cell, over which nerve impulses pass.

   Verwandte Wörter

   synapticaxondendriteephapse

Verb

1. To form a synapse.

   Gebrauch

   • intransitiv

2. To undergo synapsis.

   Gebrauch

   • intransitiv

Substantiv

1. the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle

   Oberbegriffe

   junctionconjunctionconjugationcolligation

   Beispiele

   nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neurotransmitters