synaptoplastic

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adjective

Relating to synaptic plasticity

OriginEnglish plastic ← Latin plasticus ← Ancient Greek πλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós) →
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Meanings

adjectivesynaptoplastic (not comparable)
  1. not comparableRelating to synaptic plasticity

    Deficits in these synaptoplastic processes could underlie some of the cognitive deficits exhibited by schizophrenia patients.

    2015 December 24, “Reactive Transformation and Increased BDNF Signaling by Hippocampal Astrocytes in Response to MK-801”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱe?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ḱómder.?
  3. Proto-Indo-European*sem-der.?
  4. Proto-Hellenic*ksún
  5. Ancient Greekσύν (sún)
  6. Ancient Greekσυν- (sun-)
  7. Proto-Hellenic*áptō
  8. Ancient Greekἅπτω (háptō)
  9. Ancient Greekσῠνᾰ́πτω (sŭnắptō)
  10. Englishsynapto-
  11. Proto-Hellenic*plátʰyō
  12. Proto-Hellenic*plát͏̌t͏̌ō?
  13. Ancient Greekπλάσσω (plássō)
  14. Ancient Greekπλᾰστῐκός (plăstĭkós)
  15. Latinplasticus
  16. Englishplastic
  17. Englishsynaptoplastic

From synapto- + plastic.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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