synapsis

[ si-nap-sis ]

/ sɪˈnæp sɪs /

noun, plural syn·ap·ses [si-nap-seez]. /sɪˈnæp siz/.

Also called syndesis. Cell Biology. the pairing of homologous chromosomes, one from each parent, during early meiosis.

Physiology. synapse.

Origin of synapsis

1645–55; <New Latin <Greek sýnapsis “junction,” equivalent to synap- (stem of synáptein “to make contact,” equivalent to syn- syn- + (h)áptein “to touch”) + -sis -sis

OTHER WORDS FROM synapsis

syn·ap·tic

[si-nap-tik], /sɪˈnæp tɪk/, syn·ap·ti·cal, adjectivesyn·ap·ti·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby synapsis

synalepha, synalgia, synaloepha, synapse, synapsid, synapsis, synapte, synaptic, synaptic cleft, synaptic conduction, synaptic gap

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Example sentences from the Web for synapsis

The method of synapsis in Coptocycla is like that described for Chelymorpha argus.
Studies in Spermatogenesis|Nettie Maria Stevens
From this synapsis the lower neurone proceeds, its axons travelling to the anterior horn and arborising around the motor cells.
Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.|Alexander Miles
The synizesis and synapsis stages are similar to those in Chelymorpha (figs. 61 and 62).
Studies in Spermatogenesis|Nettie Maria Stevens
There is in the male, in addition to the X, also a Y chromosome, which acts as its mate in synapsis and reduction.
Sex-linked Inheritance in Drosophila|Thomas Hunt Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for synapsis

synapsis

/ (sɪˈnæpsɪs) /

noun plural -ses (-siːz)

cytology the association in pairs of homologous chromosomes at the start of meiosis

another word for synapse

Word Origin for synapsis

C19: from New Latin, from Greek sunapsis junction, from sunaptein to join together, from syn- + haptein to connect

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Medical definitions for synapsis

synapsis

[ sĭ-năp′sĭs ]

n. pl. syn•ap•ses (-sēz)

The side-by-side association of homologous paternal and maternal chromosomes during early meiotic prophase.

单词	synapsis
释义	synapsis [ si-nap-sis ] / sɪˈnæp sɪs / noun, plural syn·ap·ses [si-nap-seez]. /sɪˈnæp siz/. Also called syndesis. Cell Biology. the pairing of homologous chromosomes, one from each parent, during early meiosis. Physiology. synapse. Origin of synapsis 1645–55; <New Latin <Greek sýnapsis “junction,” equivalent to synap- (stem of synáptein “to make contact,” equivalent to syn- syn- + (h)áptein “to touch”) + -sis -sis OTHER WORDS FROM synapsis syn·ap·tic [si-nap-tik], /sɪˈnæp tɪk/, syn·ap·ti·cal, adjectivesyn·ap·ti·cal·ly, adverb Words nearby synapsis synalepha, synalgia, synaloepha, synapse, synapsid, synapsis, synapte, synaptic, synaptic cleft, synaptic conduction, synaptic gap Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for synapsis The method of synapsis in Coptocycla is like that described for Chelymorpha argus. Studies in Spermatogenesis\|Nettie Maria Stevens From this synapsis the lower neurone proceeds, its axons travelling to the anterior horn and arborising around the motor cells. Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition.\|Alexander Miles The synizesis and synapsis stages are similar to those in Chelymorpha (figs. 61 and 62). Studies in Spermatogenesis\|Nettie Maria Stevens There is in the male, in addition to the X, also a Y chromosome, which acts as its mate in synapsis and reduction. Sex-linked Inheritance in Drosophila\|Thomas Hunt Morgan British Dictionary definitions for synapsis synapsis / (sɪˈnæpsɪs) / noun plural -ses (-siːz) cytology the association in pairs of homologous chromosomes at the start of meiosis another word for synapse Word Origin for synapsis C19: from New Latin, from Greek sunapsis junction, from sunaptein to join together, from syn- + haptein to connect Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for synapsis synapsis [ sĭ-năp′sĭs ] n. pl. syn•ap•ses (-sēz) The side-by-side association of homologous paternal and maternal chromosomes during early meiotic prophase. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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