Medical Definition of Excitatory synapse

1. A synapse (either chemical or electrical) in which an action potential in the presynaptic cell increases the probability of an action potential occurring in the postsynaptic cell. See: inhibitory synapse. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Excitatory Synapse

excitation radiation
excitation spectrum
excitation wave
excitations
excitative
excitator
excitatory
excitatory amino acid
excitatory amino acid agents
excitatory amino acid agonists
excitatory amino acid antagonists
excitatory amino acids
excitatory junction potential
excitatory postsynaptic potential
excitatory postsynaptic potentials
excitatory synapse (current term)
excite
exciteable
exciteableness
excited
excited atom
excited catatonia
excited state
excited states
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