synaptic cleft
noun Physiology.
the small gap, measured in nanometers, between an axon terminal and any of the cell membranes in the immediate vicinity.
Origin of synaptic cleft
First recorded in 1975–80
Words nearby synaptic cleft
synapse,
synapsid,
synapsis,
synapte,
synaptic,
synaptic cleft,
synaptic conduction,
synaptic gap,
synaptic vesicle,
synaptinemal complex,
synaptosome
Medical definitions for synaptic cleft
synaptic cleft
n.
synaptic gap