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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

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



WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

synapse
    n 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"