synapse

English Thesaurus

1. the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle (noun.body)

hypernym	:	colligation, conjugation, conjunction, junction,
definition	:	the state of being joined together (noun.state)

hyponym	:	myoneural junction, neuromuscular junction,
definition	:	the junction between a nerve fiber and the muscle it supplies (noun.body)

part meronym	:	nerve, nervus,
definition	:	any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body (noun.body)

derivation	:	synaptic,
definition	:	(neuroscience) of or involving synapses (adj.pert)

derivation	:	synaptic,
definition	:	(neuroscience) of or involving synapses (adj.pert)