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perisynaptic

perisynaptic adjective: near a synapse.

Adjective

perisynaptic (not comparable)

  1. Near a synapse
    • the perisynaptic glial sheath

Origin of perisynaptic

From peri- + synaptic.

Words formed from perisynaptic

Questions about perisynaptic

What does perisynaptic mean?
Perisynaptic means near a synapse.
What part of speech is perisynaptic?
Perisynaptic is an adjective.

Words near perisynaptic in the dictionary

  1. perisylvian
  2. perisylvian syndrome
  3. perisylvic
  4. perisymbiotic
  5. perisympathetic
  6. perisynaptic
  7. perisynaptically
  8. perisynovial
  9. perisynovitis
  10. perisystole
  11. perisystolic

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