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ephapse

ephapse noun: a point of contact or significant electrical influence between neurons, other than at a synapse.

Noun

ephapse (countable and uncountable, plural ephapses)

  1. (countable) A point of contact or significant electrical influence between neurons, other than at a synapse.
  2. (uncountable) Cross-stimulation of adjacent nerve fibers.

Forms of ephapse

pluralephapses

Origin of ephapse

From Ancient Greek ἔφαψις (éphapsis, “touching, caressing”).

Words formed from ephapse

Questions about ephapse

What does ephapse mean?
Ephapse means a point of contact or significant electrical influence between neurons, other than at a synapse.
What part of speech is ephapse?
Ephapse is a noun.
What is the plural of ephapse?
The plural of ephapse is ephapses.

Words near ephapse in the dictionary

  1. Eph
  2. Eph.
  3. epha
  4. ephah
  5. ephahs
  6. ephapse
  7. ephapses
  8. ephaptic
  9. ephaptically
  10. epharmosis
  11. ephas

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