DEFINITIONS

postsynaptic

[ pohst-si-nap-tik ]
/ ˌpoʊst sɪˈnæp tɪk /

adjective Physiology.

being or occurring on the receiving end of a discharge across the synapse.

Words nearby postsynaptic

postseason, postsecondary, postsphygmic, postsphygmic interval, poststructuralism, postsynaptic, postsynaptic membrane, posttension, posttest, posttibial, posttonic

Origin of postsynaptic

1905–10; post- + synaptic
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Medicine definitions for postsynaptic

postsynaptic
[ pōst′sĭ-năp′tĭk ]

adj.

Situated behind or occurring after a synapse.
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