Meanings
adjectivepostsynaptic (not comparable)
- not comparablebiologyIn a synapse, of or pertaining to the neuron that bears receptors for neurotransmitter released into the synaptic cleft by the presynaptic neuron.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pós
- Proto-Indo-European*pósti
- Proto-Italic*posti
- Old Latinposte
- Latinpost
- Englishpost-
- Englishsynaptic
- Englishpostsynaptic
Translations
French postsynaptique
- postsynaptiquepertaining to the neuron that bears receptors for neurotransmitter released into the synaptic cleft
Greek μετασυναπτικός
- μετασυναπτικός (metasynaptikós)pertaining to the neuron that bears receptors for neurotransmitter released into the synaptic cleft
Hungarian posztszinaptikus
- posztszinaptikuspertaining to the neuron that bears receptors for neurotransmitter released into the synaptic cleft
Polish postsynaptyczny
- postsynaptycznypertaining to the neuron that bears receptors for neurotransmitter released into the synaptic cleft
Russian постсинаптический
- постсинаптический (postsinaptičeskij)pertaining to the neuron that bears receptors for neurotransmitter released into the synaptic cleft
Swedish postsynaptisk
- postsynaptiskpertaining to the neuron that bears receptors for neurotransmitter released into the synaptic cleft
Cite this entry
APA
postsynaptic. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postsynaptic
MLA
“postsynaptic.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postsynaptic. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “postsynaptic,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/postsynaptic.
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