cell junction
Cell Biol.
noun
1A synapse (now rare ).
2An area of direct contact between the cell membranes or cytoplasm of adjacent cells; especially a desmosome or plasmodesma.
Origin
Mid 19th century; earliest use found in The Fortnightly Review.
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