| 单词 | synapse |
| 释义 | synapse (once / 79325 pages) n A synapse is the tiny gap across which a nerve cell, or neuron, can send an impulse to another neuron. When all your synapses are firing, you're focused and your mind feels electric. Synapse is not an old word. It was coined in an 1897 physiology textbook, from the Greek sun- "together" + haptein "join" — it’s the space across which nerve cells can "join together" to communicate from one cell to the next or from a neuron to a muscle. When a chemical or electrical impulse makes that tiny leap across one of your synapses, which you have throughout your nervous system, your body can do what your brain tells it to do. WORD FAMILYsynapse: synaptic USAGE EXAMPLESB.D.N.F. helps neurons to grow and remain vigorous and also strengthens the synapses that connect neurons, allowing the brain to function better. New York Times(Jun 15, 2016) “Learning a second language at an early age actually increases the synapses in the brain,” Linn-Hasbrouck said. Washington Times(Dec 26, 2016) Losing some synapses is not necessarily a bad thing. Washington Times(Dec 19, 2016) n the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle nerve impulses cross a synapse through the action of neurotransmitters Hypo|Hyper myoneural junction, neuromuscular junction the junction between a nerve fiber and the muscle it supplies colligation, conjugation, conjunction, junction the state of being joined together |
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