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postsynaptic en · ADJ

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pós Proto-Indo-European *-ti Proto-Indo-European *pósti Proto-Italic *posti Old Latin poste Latin post English post- English synaptic English postsynaptic From post- + synaptic.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) In a synapse, of or pertaining to the neuron that bears receptors for neurotransmitter released into the synaptic cleft by the presynaptic neuron.

Deriveds

postsynaptically

Relateds

presynaptic

Translations (7)

hu posztszinaptikus (pertaining to the neuron that bears receptors for neurotransmitter released into the synaptic cleft) · sv postsynaptisk (pertaining to the neuron that bears receptors for neurotransmitter released into the synaptic cleft) · el μετασυναπτικός (pertaining to the neuron that bears receptors for neurotransmitter released into the synaptic cleft) · fr postsynaptique (pertaining to the neuron that bears receptors for neurotransmitter released into the synaptic cleft) · pl postsynaptyczny (pertaining to the neuron that bears receptors for neurotransmitter released into the synaptic cleft) · ru постсинаптический (pertaining to the neuron that bears receptors for neurotransmitter released into the synaptic cleft) · kmr paşgehînke (pertaining to the neuron that bears receptors for neurotransmitter released into the synaptic cleft)