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ephaptic

/ɛfˈæp.tɪk/

ephaptic adjective: of or relating to a form of communication within the nervous system involving the coupling of adjacent (touching) nerve fibers caused by the exchange of ions between the cells, or as a result of local electrical fields, but distinct from direct communication systems such as synapses.

Adjective

ephaptic (not comparable)

  1. Of or relating to a form of communication within the nervous system involving the coupling of adjacent (touching) nerve fibers caused by the exchange of ions between the cells, or as a result of local electrical fields, but distinct from direct communication systems such as synapses.

Origin of ephaptic

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ἔφ- (éph-) + αψις (apsis)

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Questions about ephaptic

What does ephaptic mean?
Ephaptic means of or relating to a form of communication within the nervous system involving the coupling of adjacent (touching) nerve fibers caused by the exchange of ions between the cells, or as a result of local electrical fields, but distinct from direct communication systems such as synapses.
What part of speech is ephaptic?
Ephaptic is an adjective.
How do you pronounce ephaptic?
Ephaptic is pronounced /ɛfˈæp.tɪk/.

Words near ephaptic in the dictionary

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

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