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Meaning of "polysynaptic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF POLYSYNAPTIC

polysynaptic  [ˌpɒlɪsɪˈnæptɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF POLYSYNAPTIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Polysynaptic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES POLYSYNAPTIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Neural pathway

A neural pathway, neural tract, or neural face, connects one part of the nervous system with another and usually consists of bundles of elongated, myelin-insulated neurons, known collectively as white matter. Neural pathways serve to connect relatively distant areas of the brain or nervous system, compared to the local communication of grey matter.

Definition of polysynaptic in the English dictionary

The definition of polysynaptic in the dictionary is characterized by multiple synapses.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH POLYSYNAPTIC


antiseptic
ˌæntɪˈsɛptɪk
apocalyptic
əˌpɒkəˈlɪptɪk
aseptic
əˈsɛptɪk
Coptic
ˈkɒptɪk
cryptic
ˈkrɪptɪk
elliptic
ɪˈlɪptɪk
epileptic
ˌɛpɪˈlɛptɪk
haptic
ˈhæptɪk
monosynaptic
ˌmɒnəʊsɪˈnæptɪk
optic
ˈɒptɪk
parasynaptic
ˌpærəsɪˈnæptɪk
peptic
ˈpɛptɪk
postsynaptic
ˌpəʊstsɪˈnæptɪk
presynaptic
ˌpriːsɪˈnæptɪk
septic
ˈsɛptɪk
skeptic
ˈskɛptɪk
synaptic
sɪˈnæptɪk
synoptic
sɪˈnɒptɪk
triptych
ˈtrɪptɪk
tryptic
ˈtrɪptɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE POLYSYNAPTIC

polystylar
polystyle
polystyrene
polystyrene cement
polystyrene chips
polysulphide
polysyllabic
polysyllabical
polysyllabically
polysyllabicism
polysyllabism
polysyllable
polysyllogism
polysyndeton
polysynthesis
polysynthesism
polysynthetic
polysynthetical
polysynthetically
polysynthetism

WORDS THAT END LIKE POLYSYNAPTIC

analeptic
antiepileptic
bioptic
cataleptic
dyspeptic
ecliptic
Eurosceptic
fiber optic
fibre optic
narcoleptic
neuroleptic
obliquity of the ecliptic
organoleptic
orthoptic
panoptic
postapocalyptic
sarcoptic
sceptic
styptic
supraoptic

Synonyms and antonyms of polysynaptic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «polysynaptic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF POLYSYNAPTIC

Find out the translation of polysynaptic to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of polysynaptic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «polysynaptic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

多突触
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

polysynaptic
570 millions of speakers

English

polysynaptic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

polysynaptic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متعدد المشابك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

полисинаптических
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

polysynaptic
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

polysynaptic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

polysynaptique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Polysynaptic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

polysynaptischen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

多シナプス
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

polysynaptic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Polysynaptic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

polysynaptic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

polysynaptic
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पॉलिसिनॅप्टिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

polysinaptik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

polisinaptici
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

polysynaptic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

полісінаптіческіх
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

polisinaptice
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

polysynaptic
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

polysynaptic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

polysynaptisk
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

polysynaptic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of polysynaptic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYSYNAPTIC»

The term «polysynaptic» is normally little used and occupies the 137.793 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «POLYSYNAPTIC» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «polysynaptic» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «polysynaptic» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about polysynaptic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «POLYSYNAPTIC»

Discover the use of polysynaptic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to polysynaptic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Biological Psychology
la fiber An axon from an annulospiral ending that enters the dorsal root of the spinal cord and synapses with an alpha motor neuron. polysynaptic reflex A spinal reflex with more than one synapse between the sensory receptor and the muscle ...
Stephen B. Klein, B. Michael Thorne, 2006
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Color Atlas of Physiology
322 Polysynaptic Reflexes c CD "D C to c u Unlike proprioceptive reflexes (—p. 318), polysynaptic reflexes are activated by sensors that are spatially separate from the effector organ. This type of reflex is called polysynaptic, since the reflex arc ...
Stefan Silbernagl, Agamemnon Despopoulos, 2011
3
Basic Neurosciences with Clinical Applications
Polysynaptic Proprioceptive Reflex: A Critical Reflex Pathway for Locomotion Polysynaptic reflexes are mediated mainly by proprioceptive input from group II afferents from the muscle (static muscle spindles), skin mechanoreceptors, and ...
Eduardo E. Benarroch, 2006
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Discovering Biological Psychology
Polysynaptic reflexes involve more than one synapse. One of the simplest polysynaptic reflexes is the reciprocal inhibition of one set of muscles when the other member of its antagonistic pair produces a voluntary movement. If we contracted ...
Laura Freberg, 2009
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Neurophysiological Basis of Movement
Analyses of monosynaptic and polysynaptic reflexes have also been helpful in studies of disordered movements. 9.2 Polysynaptic Reflexes Most of the muscle reflexes are polysynaptic, involving many (more than three) synapses in the reflex ...
‎2008
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The Human Hippocampus: Functional Anatomy, Vascularization ...
The neurons of the subiculum are glutaminergic, as are those of the preceding parts of the polysynaptic chain (Francis et al. 1994). The polysynaptic pathway is thus composed of the following elements: the entorhinal area, the gyrus dentatus,  ...
Henri M. Duvernoy, Francoise Cattin, Pierre-Yves Risold, 2013
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Reflex Control of Posture and Movement
When single units are recorded, correlation of their response latencies with the various components of the field potential may be used for identification of the units as.pre- or postsynaptic (mono- and polysynaptic) in nature (Precht and Shimazu ...
Ibro Symposium, Ragnar Granit, O. Pompeiano, 2011
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Pharmacology in Rehabilitation
Polysynaptic. Inhibitors. A variety of centrally acting compounds have been used in an attempt to enhance muscle relaxation and decrease muscle spasms (see Table 13—1). Some examples are carisoprodol (Soma, Vanadom), chlorphenesin ...
Charles D Ciccone, 2007
9
Readings in Behavior
1 : Intracellular recordings of polysynaptic PSPs decrement from deep peroneal motoneuron (identified by antidromic activation as shown in F) in response to single shock stimuli delivered to the superficial peroneal nerve. A: polysynaptic ...
William G. Van der Kloot, Charles Walcott, Benjamin Dane, 1974
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Neurobiology For Dummies
Or pain receptors may also participate in polysynaptic reflexive reduction in the tension of the triceps, the extensor. (Refer to “Monosynaptic and polysynaptic reflexes,” earlier in this chapter, for more on these terms.) Projections to other spinal ...
Frank Amthor, 2014

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «POLYSYNAPTIC»

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Carbamazepine, a dibenzazepine, appears to act by reducing polysynaptic responses and blocking the post-tetanic potentiation. It greatly ... «Monthly Prescribing Reference, Feb 13»
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Growing Brains: Development from birth to age 3 sets stage for all of …
Those impulses travel to other neurons along pathways called synapses, joined to each other by "polysynaptic membranes." This delicate ... «Longview Daily News, Apr 11»

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