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postsynaptic

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

adjective

Physiology.

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

Etymology

Origin of postsynaptic

1905–10; post- + synaptic ( def. )

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