different between synapse vs neuromodulator

English

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ??????? (súnapsis, “conjunction”), from ??????? (sunápt?, “to clasp”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?s?næps/, /?sa?næps/, /s??næps/
• Rhymes: -æps

Noun

synapse (plural synapses)

1. The junction between the terminal of a neuron and either another neuron or a muscle or gland cell, over which nerve impulses pass.

Related terms

• synaptic
• ephapse

Translations

See also

• axon
• dendrite

Verb

synapse (third-person singular simple present synapses, present participle synapsing, simple past and past participle synapsed)

1. (intransitive) To form a synapse.
2. (intransitive) To undergo synapsis.

Czech

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [?s?naps?]

Noun

synapse f

1. synapse

Related terms

• synaptický

Danish

Noun

synapse c (singular definite synapsen, plural indefinite synapser)

1. synapse

Declension

French

Pronunciation

Noun

synapse f (plural synapses)

1. synapse

Further reading

• “synapse” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

neuro- +? modulator

Noun

neuromodulator (plural neuromodulators)

1. (neuroscience) A substance other than a neurotransmitter, released by a neuron at a synapse and conveying information to adjacent or distant neurons, either enhancing or dampening their activities

Translations

• Italian: neuromodulatore (it)