ephapse (ĕ-faps´) electrical synapse.ephap´tic
ephapse
ephapse [e-faps´]
eph·apse ( f  ps )n. A point of contact where two or more nerve cell processes touch but do not form a typical synaptic contact. eph·ap tic adj. |
ephapse
[ef′aps]
Etymology: Gk, ephasis, a touching
a point of lateral contact between nerve fibers across which impulses may be transmitted directly through the cell membranes rather than across a synapse. Compare synapse. ephaptic, adj.
ephapse [e-faps´]
a point of lateral contact (other than a synapse) between nerve fibers across which impulses are conducted directly through the nerve membranes. adj., adj ephap´tic.
ephapse
a point of lateral contact (other than a synapse) between nerve fibers across which impulses are conducted directly through the nerve membranes.
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