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synapse
OXFORD DICTIONARY
synapse, n. Anat. a junction of two nerve-cells.
Etymology
Gk synapsis (as SYN-, hapsis f. hapto join)
THESAURUS
synapse
afferent neuron, autonomic nervous system, axon, brain, central nervous system, cerebral cortex, craniosacral nervous system, dendrite, effector organ, efferent neuron, ganglion, gray matter, internuncial neuron, medullary sheath, nerve, nerve trunk, nervous system, neuron, peripheral nervous system, plexus, sensorium, sensory area, sensory cell, solar plexus, spinal cord, thoracolumbar nervous system, white matterFor further exploring for "synapse" in Webster Dictionary Online