synaptic
Of or relating to a synapse—the junction between the terminal of a neuron and another cell.
Adjective
- Of or relating to a synapse—the junction between the terminal of a neuron and another cell.
- With a pencil, he highlights areas where synaptic function is declining, where the neurons are dying. - 2020, Avni Doshi, Burnt Sugar, Hamish Hamilton, page 6:
- Of or relating to a synapsis—the association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis.
- By far the greater proportion of cytologists however are of the opinion that the synaptic contraction is a normal stage in the heterotypic prophases. - 1913, Frederick McAllister, On the cytology and embryology of...
Origin
From New Latin synapticus, from Ancient Greek συναπτικός (sunaptikós, “capable of adjusting”).
Derived
asynaptic dendritosynaptic desynaptic disynaptic extrasynaptic hemisynaptic heterosynaptic homosynaptic immunosynaptic intersynaptic intrasynaptic monosynaptic multisynaptic neurosynaptic nonsynaptic oligosynaptic parasynaptic perisynaptic polysynaptic postsynaptic presynaptic protosynaptic subsynaptic supersynaptic