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synaptic /syn·ap·tic/ (sĭ-nap´tik)
1. pertaining to or affecting a synapse.
2. pertaining to synapsis.
syn·ap·tic (s-nptk)
adj.
Of or relating to synapsis or a synapse.
synaptic
[sinap′tik]
Etymology: Gk, synaptein, to join
pertaining to or resembling a synapse.
synaptic [sĭ-nap´tik]
1. pertaining to a synapse.
2. pertaining to a synapsis.
synaptic
pertaining to a synapse.
synaptic cleft
a narrow space between the plasma membranes of the presynaptic and postsynaptic cells.
synaptic junction
see synapse.
synaptic vesicle
one located in the axon terminal of a presynaptic cell, containing neurotransmitter substances.
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