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synapse definition

syn·apse (sin′aps′, si naps′)

noun

the minute space between a nerve cell and another nerve cell, a muscle cell, etc., through which nerve impulses are transmitted from one to the other

Etymology: ModL synapsis: see synapsis

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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