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ˈsʌɪnaps
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ˈsɪnaps
a junction between two nerve cells, consisting of a minute gap across which impulses pass by diffusion of a neurotransmitter.
late 19th century: from Greek sunapsis, from sun- ‘together’ + hapsis ‘joining’, from haptein ‘to join’.
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