postsynaptic

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pós

Proto-Indo-European *-ti

Proto-Indo-European *pósti

Proto-Italic *posti

Old Latin poste

Latin post

English post-

English synaptic

English postsynaptic

From post- + synaptic.

Adjective

postsynaptic (not comparable)

1. (cytology) In a synapse, of or pertaining to the neuron that bears receptors for neurotransmitter released into the synaptic cleft by the presynaptic neuron.

Derived terms

• postsynaptically

Related terms

• presynaptic

Translations

pertaining to the neuron that bears receptors for neurotransmitter released into the synaptic cleft

• French: postsynaptique (fr)
• Greek: μετασυναπτικός (el) m (metasynaptikós)
• Hungarian: posztszinaptikus
• Kurdish:

  Northern Kurdish: paşgehînke

• Polish: postsynaptyczny
• Russian: постсинаптический (ru) (postsinaptičeskij)
• Swedish: postsynaptisk (sv)