n 1  :  the place at which a nervous impulse passes from one neuron to another  2  :  SYNAPSIS
vi, syn*apsed  syn*aps*ing  :  to form a synapse or come together in synapsis .
 
 also  chiefly Brit   
 
Similar sounding terms:  Xen·o·pus 
 
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