"postsynaptic" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: post- + synaptic. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|post|synaptic}} post- + synaptic Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} postsynaptic (not comparable)
  1. (cytology) In a synapse, of or pertaining to the neuron that bears receptors for neurotransmitter released into the synaptic cleft by the presynaptic neuron. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Cytology Related terms: presynaptic Translations (pertaining to the neuron that bears receptors for neurotransmitter released into the synaptic cleft): postsynaptique (French), μετασυναπτικός (metasynaptikós) [masculine] (Greek), posztszinaptikus (Hungarian), paşgehînke (Northern Kurdish), постсинаптический (postsinaptičeskij) (Russian), postsynaptisk (Swedish)

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