- presynaptic
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adjective
Date: 1937
of, occurring in, or being a neuron by which a nerve impulse is conveyed to a synapse <a presynaptic membrane> <a presynaptic neuron> • presynaptically adverb
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presynaptic — Pertaining to the area on the proximal side of a synaptic cleft. * * * pre·syn·ap·tic sə nap tik adj relating to, occurring in, or being part of a nerve cell by which a wave of excitation is conveyed to a synapse <presynaptic terminals>… … Medical dictionary
presynaptic cell — In a chemical synapse, the cell that releases neurotransmitter that will stimulate the postsynaptic cell In an electrically synapsed system, the cell that has the first action potential, but since synapses are rectifying, one of the two cells… … Dictionary of molecular biology
presynaptic receptor — Receptors located on presynaptic terminals at synapses … Dictionary of molecular biology
presynaptic membrane — the area of plasma membrane of a presynaptic axon that is within the synapse and has sites (active zones) especially adapted for the release of neurotransmitters … Medical dictionary
presynaptic — adj. [L. prae, before; Gr. synapsis, union] Pertaining to structures or events before a synapse … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
presynaptic — presynaptically, adv. /pree si nap tik/, adj. Physiol. being or occurring on the transmitting end of a discharge across a synapse. [1905 10; PRE + SYNAPTIC] * * * … Universalium
presynaptic — adjective in a synapse, of or pertaining to the neuron that releases neurotransmitter into the synaptic cleft … Wiktionary
presynaptic — adj. located on the transmitting side of a synapse (Medicine) … English contemporary dictionary
presynaptic — [ˌpri:sɪ naptɪk] adjective Physiology denoting a nerve cell that releases a transmitter substance into a synapse during transmission of an impulse. Derivatives presynaptically adverb … English new terms dictionary
presynaptic — pre·synaptic … English syllables
