postsynaptic

[pohst-si-nap-tik]

post·sy·nap·tic

[pohst-si-nap-tik]
adjective Physiology.
being or occurring on the receiving end of a discharge across the synapse.

Origin:
1905–10; post- + synaptic
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Postsynaptic is always a great word to know.
So is biorhythm. Does it mean:
an innate periodicity in an organism's physiological processes like sleep and wake cycles
the circulation of blood from the heart to the lungs for oxygenation and back to the heart
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postsynaptic post·syn·ap·tic (pōst'sĭ-nāp'tĭk)
adj.
Situated behind or occurring after a synapse.

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