synapse
noun /ˈsaɪnæps/, /ˈsɪnæps/
/ˈsaɪnæps/, /ˈsɪnæps/
(biology- a connection between two nerve cells
(神经元的)突触 - Information from one neuron flows to another neuron across a synapse.
信息从一个神经元通过突触流向另一个神经元。
词源late 19th cent.: from Greek sunapsis, from sun- ‘together’ + hapsis ‘joining’, from haptein ‘to join’. - Information from one neuron flows to another neuron across a synapse.