sinapse

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σύναψις (súnapsis, “conjunction”).

Pronunciation

 

  • Hyphenation: si‧nap‧se

Noun

sinapse f (plural sinapses)

  1. (neuroanatomy, cytology) synapse (junction between neurons)

Further reading

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