Definition of synapse

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Definition of synapse

  • the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle (noun)

    Examples

    1. nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neurotransmitters

See definition of synapse in Merriam Webster