noun🔗ShareThe junction between the terminal of a neuron and either another neuron or a muscle or gland cell, over which nerve impulses pass."Learning new information strengthens the synapses in your brain, allowing you to remember things better. "physiologyorgananatomybiologymedicinescienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo form a synapse."As the baby learns to reach for toys, its brain synapses new neural connections that control movement and coordination. "physiologybiologymedicineanatomyorganChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo undergo synapsis."During the biology class, the students observed how the chromosomes synapses before cell division. "physiologyanatomybiologybiochemistrymedicineChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe association of homologous maternal and paternal chromosomes during the initial part of meiosis."During the first stage of meiosis, the synapses of homologous chromosomes are crucial for genetic recombination. "biologyanatomyphysiologymedicinesexorganismChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading