1. The junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle
   "nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neurotransmitters"

See also: synaptic

Type of: colligation, conjugation, conjunction, junction

Part of: nerve, nervus

Encyclopedia: Synapse

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