homosynaptic

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adjective

Involving a single synapse.

Opposite
heterosynaptic
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Meanings

adjectivehomosynaptic (not comparable)
  1. not comparablemedicineInvolving a single synapse.
    1 more example

    Habituation and dishabituation allow for experience-dependent tuning of these reflexes and the mechanisms underlying these forms of behavioral plasticity involve changes in transmitter release from the sensory to motor neuron synapses through homosynaptic depression and the serotonin-mediated recovery from depression, respectively.

    2015 August 29, “Decline in the Recovery from Synaptic Depression in Heavier Aplysia Results from Decreased Serotonin-Induced Novel PKC Activation”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
heterosynaptic

Origin

From homo- + synaptic.

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APA

homosynaptic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homosynaptic

MLA

“homosynaptic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homosynaptic. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “homosynaptic,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homosynaptic.

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