oligosynaptic

oligosynaptic: Referring to neural conduction pathways that are interrupted by only a few synaptic junctions, i.e., made up of a sequence of only few nerve cells, in contrast to polysynaptic pathways. SYN: paucisynaptic.

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ol·i·go·syn·ap·tic (ol″ĭ-go-sin-apґtik) [oligo- + synaptic] involving a few synapses in series and therefore a sequence of only a few neurons; called also paucisynaptic. Cf. polysynaptic.

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paucisynaptic — SYN: oligosynaptic. [L. paucus, few, + synapse] * * * pau·ci·syn·ap·tic (paw″se sin apґtik) [pauci + synaptic] oligosynaptic … Medical dictionary
polysynaptic — Referring to neural pathways formed by a chain of a large number of synaptically connected nerve cells, as distinguished from oligosynaptic conduction systems. SYN: multisynaptic. * * * poly·syn·ap·tic .päl i sə nap tik adj involving two or more… … Medical dictionary
lemniscal system — an oligosynaptic pathway in the ventral spinothalamic tract, projecting to the ventral posterolateral and ventral mediolateral nuclei of the thalamus … Medical dictionary

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