Definition of Synaptic

1. Adjective. (neuroscience) of or involving synapses.

Partainyms: Synapse
Derivative terms: Synapse

Definition of Synaptic

1. Adjective. (cytology) Of or relating to a synapse—the junction between the terminal of a neuron and another cell. ¹

2. Adjective. (cytology) Of or relating to a synapsis—the association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Synaptic

1. synapsis [adj] - See also: synapsis

Lexicographical Neighbors of Synaptic

synapophyses
synapophysis
synapse
synapsed
synapses
synapsid
synapsid reptile
synapsids
synapsin
synapsing
synapsins
synapsis
synaptase
synapte
synaptes
synaptic (current term)
synaptically
synapticula
synapticulae
synapticulas
synaptobrevin
synaptobrevins
synaptogenesis
synaptogenic
synaptojanin
synaptojanins
synaptonemal
synaptoneurosome
synaptopathy
synaptophysin

Literary usage of Synaptic

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Molecular Neurobiology: Proceedings of the 2nd NIMH Conference by Steven Zalcman (1995)
"The mammalian brain is thought to be composed of more than 1011 neurons, each of which can form thousands of synaptic contacts (see Kandel et al. ..."

2. Psychology: General Introduction by Charles Hubbard Judd (1907)
"The significance of the synaptic connections in the nervous system Fio. 11. Shows the development in complexity of nerve cells in the course of animal ..."

3. Psychology: General Introduction by Charles Hubbard Judd (1907)
"The significance of the synaptic connections in the nervous system Fio. 11. Shows the development in complexity of nerve cells in the course of animal ..."

4. Psychology: General Introduction by Charles Hubbard Judd (1907)
"The significance of the synaptic connections in the nervous system ______ Fio. 11. Shows the development in complexity of nerve cells in the course of ..."

5. Principles of General Physiology by William Maddock Bayliss (1920)
"The action of electrolytes (page 218), chloroform, and strychnine (page 427) is, no doubt, exercised on the synaptic membrane, which, like other cell ..."

6. Biotechnology in International Agricultural Research: Proceedings of the by International Rice Research Institute (1985)
"synaptic mutants. synaptic mutants, meiotic mutants that influence the extent of meiotic pairing (27), have been reported in many plant species (14). ..."

7. The Integrative action of the nervous system by Charles Scott Sherrington (1906)
"... the intercalation of synaptic membranes in the conductive mechanism of the arc. Latent time of reflexes. Reflex latency inversely proportional to ..."

8. The Integrative Action of the Nervous System by Charles Scott Sherrington (1906)
"These probably largely referable to the intercalation of synaptic membranes in the conductive mechanism of the arc. Latent time of reflexes. ..."

9. Molecular Neurobiology: Proceedings of the 2nd NIMH Conference by Steven Zalcman (1995)
"The mammalian brain is thought to be composed of more than 1011 neurons, each of which can form thousands of synaptic contacts (see Kandel et al. ..."

10. Psychology: General Introduction by Charles Hubbard Judd (1907)
"The significance of the synaptic connections in the nervous system Fio. 11. Shows the development in complexity of nerve cells in the course of animal ..."

11. Psychology: General Introduction by Charles Hubbard Judd (1907)
"The significance of the synaptic connections in the nervous system Fio. 11. Shows the development in complexity of nerve cells in the course of animal ..."

12. Psychology: General Introduction by Charles Hubbard Judd (1907)
"The significance of the synaptic connections in the nervous system ______ Fio. 11. Shows the development in complexity of nerve cells in the course of ..."

13. Principles of General Physiology by William Maddock Bayliss (1920)
"The action of electrolytes (page 218), chloroform, and strychnine (page 427) is, no doubt, exercised on the synaptic membrane, which, like other cell ..."

14. Biotechnology in International Agricultural Research: Proceedings of the by International Rice Research Institute (1985)
"synaptic mutants. synaptic mutants, meiotic mutants that influence the extent of meiotic pairing (27), have been reported in many plant species (14). ..."

15. The Integrative action of the nervous system by Charles Scott Sherrington (1906)
"... the intercalation of synaptic membranes in the conductive mechanism of the arc. Latent time of reflexes. Reflex latency inversely proportional to ..."

16. The Integrative Action of the Nervous System by Charles Scott Sherrington (1906)
"These probably largely referable to the intercalation of synaptic membranes in the conductive mechanism of the arc. Latent time of reflexes. ..."

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