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ephapses

ephapses is the plural of ephapse.

Meaning of ephapse

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.

Questions about ephapses

What is ephapses the plural of?
Ephapses is the plural of ephapse.

Words near ephapses in the dictionary

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

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