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polysynaptic

[pol-ee-si-nap-tik]
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adjective Physiology.
  1. having or involving more than one synapse.
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Origin of polysynaptic

1960–65; poly- + synaptic
Related formspol·y·syn·ap·ti·cal·ly, adverb
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polysynaptic in Medicine

polysynaptic

(pŏl′ē-sĭ-năp′tĭk)
adj.
  1. Of or involving neural conduction pathways formed by a chain of many synaptically connected nerve cells.
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