sinapse

Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek σύναψις (súnapsis, “conjunction”).

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈnap.si/, /siˈna.pi.si/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈnap.si/, /siˈna.pi.si/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /siˈnap.se/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /siˈna.psɨ/

• Hyphenation: si‧nap‧se

Noun

sinapse f (plural sinapses)

1. (neuroanatomy, cytology) synapse (junction between neurons)

Related terms

• sináptico