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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱómder.? Proto-Indo-European *sem-der.? Proto-Hellenic *ksún Ancient Greek σύν (sún) Ancient Greek συν- (sun-) Proto-Hellenic *áptō Ancient Greek ἅπτω (háptō) Ancient Greek σῠνᾰ́πτω (sŭnắptō)bor. English synapto- Proto-Hellenic *plátʰyō Proto-Hellenic *plát͏̌t͏̌ō? Ancient Greek πλάσσω (plássō) Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Hellenic *-tis Ancient Greek -τῐς (-tĭs) Ancient Greek -σῐς (-sĭs) Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Hellenic *-kos Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Hellenic *-tós Ancient Greek -τος (-tos) ▲ Ancient Greek -κός (-kós) ? Ancient Greek -τικός (-tikós) Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)der. Latin plasticusder. English plastic English synaptoplastic From synapto- + plastic.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Relating to synaptic plasticity
Deficits in these synaptoplastic processes could underlie some of the cognitive deficits exhibited by schizophrenia patients.
2015 December 24, “Reactive Transformation and Increased BDNF Signaling by Hippocampal Astrocytes in Response to MK-801”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI: