'synapse' definitions:
Definition of 'synapse'
(from WordNet)
noun
The junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle; "nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neurotransmitters"
Synonyms of 'synapse'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- afferent neuron,
- autonomic nervous system,
- axon,
- brain,
- central nervous system,
- cerebral cortex,
- craniosacral nervous system,
- dendrite,
- effector organ,
- efferent neuron,
- ganglion,
- gray matter,
- internuncial neuron,
- medullary sheath,
- nerve,
- nerve trunk,
- nervous system,
- neuron,
- peripheral nervous system,
- plexus,
- sensorium,
- sensory area,
- sensory cell,
- solar plexus,
- spinal cord,
- thoracolumbar nervous system,
- white matter