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synapto-

US/sɪˈnæp.toʊ/

synapto- prefix: synapse.

Prefix

synapto-

  1. synapse
  2. synapsis

Origin of synapto-

Borrowed from Ancient Greek σῠνᾰ́πτω (sŭnắptō, “to conjoin, to connect”).

Questions about synapto-

What does synapto- mean?
Synapto- means synapse.
What part of speech is synapto-?
Synapto- is a prefix.
How do you pronounce synapto-?
Synapto- is pronounced /sɪˈnæp.toʊ/ (US).

Words near synapto- in the dictionary

  1. synaptid
  2. synaptids
  3. synaptiform
  4. synaptiphilid
  5. synaptiphilids
  6. synapto-
  7. synaptoarchitecture
  8. synaptoarchitectures
  9. synaptobrevin
  10. synaptobrevins
  11. synaptocrine

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