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postsynaptic

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post⋅sy⋅nap⋅tic

  [pohst-si-nap-tik]
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–adjective Physiology.
being or occurring on the receiving end of a discharge across the synapse.
Origin:
1905–10; post- + synaptic
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post·syn·ap·tic   (pōst'sĭ-nāp'tĭk)   
adj.  Situated behind or occurring after a synapse: postsynaptic neurons.
post'syn·ap'ti·cal·ly adv.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: post·syn·ap·tic
Pronunciation: "pOst-s&-'nap-tik
Function: adjective
1 : occurring after synapsis postsynaptic chromosome>
2 : relating to, occurring in, or being part of a nerve cell by which a wave of excitation is conveyed away from a synapse<postsynaptic dopamine receptors> —post·syn·ap·ti·cal·ly /-ti-k(&-)lE/ adverb
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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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