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   /ˈsinˌaps/

   noun

   • 1. a junction between two nerve cells, consisting of a minute gap across which impulses pass by diffusion of a neurotransmitter.

   Word Origin late 19th century: from Greek sunapsis, from sun- ‘together’ + hapsis ‘joining’, from haptein ‘to join’.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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