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Definitions for Synapsis
[1] Also called syndesis. Cell Biology . the pairing of homologous chromosomes, one from each parent, during early meiosis.
[2] Physiology . synapse.
[3] cytology the association in pairs of homologous chromosomes at the start of meiosis
[4] another word for synapse
Words nearby Synapsis
synalepha, synalgia, synaloepha, synapse, synapsid, synapsis, synapte, synaptic, synaptic cleft, synaptic conduction, synaptic gap
Origin of Synapsis
1645–55; < New Latin < Greek sýnapsis junction, equivalent to synap- (stem of synáptein to make contact, equivalent to syn- syn- + (h)áptein to touch) + -sis -sis
Other words from Synapsis
syn·ap·tic [si-nap -tik] /sɪˈnæp tɪk/ , syn·ap·ti·cal , adjective
syn·ap·ti·cal·ly , adverb
Word origin for Synapsis
C19: from New Latin, from Greek sunapsis junction, from sunaptein to join together, from syn- + haptein to connect