synapse
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 • Derivationally related forms: synaptic • Hypernyms: junction, conjunction, conjugation, colligation • Hyponyms: neuromuscular junction, myoneural junction • Part Holonyms: nerve, nervus
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