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syn·ap·tic

(sĭ-năp′tĭk)

adj.

1. Of or relating to a synapse: synaptic nerve endings.

2. Of or relating to synapsis: the synaptic phase in meiosis.

[From Greek sunaptos, joined together, from sunaptein, to join together; see synapse.]

syn·ap′ti·cal·ly adv.

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synaptic

(sɪˈnæptɪk) or

synaptical

adj

(Physiology) of or relating to a synapse

synˈaptically adv

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Adj.

synaptic - (neuroscience) of or involving synapses

Translations

synaptique

sy·nap·tic

a. sináptico-a, rel. a la sinapsis.

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