English Explanatory Dictionary

presynaptic

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. In a synapse, of or pertaining to the neuron that releases neurotransmitter into the synaptic cleft.

Word forms

presynaptic pre-synaptic

Etymology

From pre- + synaptic.

Related words

postsynaptic presynapsis

Derived words

presynaptically
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