sinapse

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σύναψις (súnapsis, “conjunction”).

Pronunciation

(Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈnap.si/, /siˈna.pi.si/
- (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈnap.se/

(Portugal) IPA^(key): /siˈna.psɨ/

Hyphenation: si‧nap‧se

Noun

sinapse f (plural sinapses)

(neuroanatomy, cytology) synapse (junction between neurons)

Related terms

sináptico

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