postsynapse

English

Etymology

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Proto-Indo-European *pós
Proto-Indo-European *-ti
Proto-Indo-European *pósti
Proto-Italic *posti
Old Latin poste
Latin post
English post-
English synapse
English postsynapse

    From post- + synapse.

    Noun

    postsynapse (plural postsynapses)

    1. (anatomy) The cell to which a synapse sends a signal
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