synapse

Noun
  1. The junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle (synset 105481580)
    "nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neurotransmitters"
    is a type of: colligation, conjugation, conjunction, junction - the state of being joined together
    subtypes: myoneural junction, neuromuscular junction - the junction between a nerve fiber and the muscle it supplies
    is a part of: nerve, nervus - any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body

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