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  • noun countable, neurology A point of contact or significant electrical influence between neurons, other than at a synapse.
  • noun uncountable, neurology Cross-stimulation of adjacent nerve fibers.

Etymologies

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From Ancient Greek ἔφαψις (ephapsis, "touching, carressing")

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