synapse
verbEtymology Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σύναψις (súnapsis, “conjunction”), from συνάπτω (sunáptō, “to clasp”). Introduced by neurophysiologist Charles Scott Sherrington.
1
To form a synapse.
2
To undergo synapsis.
synapse
noun/ˈsɪnæps/ · /ˈsaɪnæps/
Etymology Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σύναψις (súnapsis, “conjunction”), from συνάπτω (sunáptō, “to clasp”). Introduced by neurophysiologist Charles Scott Sherrington.
1
The junction between the terminal of a neuron and either another neuron or a muscle or gland cell, over which nerve impulses pass.