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presynaptic

presynaptic adjective: in a synapse, of or pertaining to the neuron that releases neurotransmitter into the synaptic cleft.

Adjective

presynaptic (not comparable)

  1. In a synapse, of or pertaining to the neuron that releases neurotransmitter into the synaptic cleft.

Forms of presynaptic

alternative formpre-synaptic

Origin of presynaptic

From pre- + synaptic.

Words formed from presynaptic

Questions about presynaptic

What does presynaptic mean?
Presynaptic means in a synapse, of or pertaining to the neuron that releases neurotransmitter into the synaptic cleft.
What part of speech is presynaptic?
Presynaptic is an adjective.

Words near presynaptic in the dictionary

  1. presymptomatically
  2. presymtomatic
  3. presynapse
  4. presynapses
  5. presynapsis
  6. presynaptic
  7. presynaptical
  8. presynaptically
  9. presynchronised
  10. presynchronization
  11. presynchronizations

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