Synapse
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| Synapse | |
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| Term | Synapse |
| Short definition | synapse - (pronounced) (SIH nap) The space between the end of a nerve cell and another cell. Nerve impulses are normally carried to neighboring cells by chemicals called neurotransmitters, which are released from the nerve cell and picked up by another cell on the other side of the synapse. |
| Type | Cancer terms |
| Specialty | Oncology |
| Language | English |
| Source | NCI |
| Comments | |
synapse - (pronounced) (SIH nap) The space between the end of a nerve cell and another cell. Nerve impulses are normally carried to neighboring cells by chemicals called neurotransmitters, which are released from the nerve cell and picked up by another cell on the other side of the synapse. The neighboring cell can be another nerve cell, a muscle cell, or a glandular cell
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