"ephapse" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: ephapses [plural]
Etymology: From Ancient Greek ἔφαψις (éphapsis, “touching, caressing”). Etymology templates: {{uder|en|grc|ἔφαψις||touching, caressing}} Ancient Greek ἔφαψις (éphapsis, “touching, caressing”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} ephapse (countable and uncountable, plural ephapses)
  1. (countable, neurology) A point of contact or significant electrical influence between neurons, other than at a synapse. Tags: countable Categories (topical): Neurology
    Sense id: en-ephapse-en-noun-SgYHfdZT Topics: medicine, neurology, neuroscience, sciences
  2. (uncountable, neurology) Cross-stimulation of adjacent nerve fibers. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Neurology
    Sense id: en-ephapse-en-noun-dZbg4~1Y Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English undefined derivations, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 15 85 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 20 80 Topics: medicine, neurology, neuroscience, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: ephaptic

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