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n. The junction across which a nerve impulse passes from an axon terminal to a neuron, muscle cell, or gland cell.

verb-intransitive. To form a synapse.

verb-intransitive. To undergo synapsis.

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

v. To form a synapse.

v. To undergo synapsis.

n. Same. as synapsis.

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

"The synapse is a mechanism that allows amazingly rapid communication between cells, and I don't see any major leap between co-opting an ensemble of proteins that senses the environment for sensing of signals from other cells."

synapsed    synapses    synapsing   

junction    conjugation    conjunction    colligation   

axon    dendrite   

synaptic    ephapse   

neuromuscular junction    myoneural junction   

homeostasis    co-stimulation    neuron    synapses    homunculus    microenvironment    inflectional    three-line    dword    interneuron