英文词源
- synapse (n.)
- "junction between two nerve cells," 1899, medical Latin, from Greek synapsis "conjunction," from or related to synaptein "to clasp, join together, tie or bind together, be connected with," from syn- "together" (see syn-) + haptein "to fasten" (see apse). Introduced by English physiologist Sir Michael Foster (1836-1907) at the suggestion of English classical scholar Arthur Woollgar Verral (1851-1912).
中文词源
来自希腊语 synapais,连接点，来自 synaptein,连接，系，来自 syn-,一起，haptein,系，捆绑， 词源同 apse,haptic.后用于医学术语指神经元的突触。
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