neurotransmission

neurotransmission
SYN: neurohumoral transmission.

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neu·ro·trans·mis·sion -tran(t)s-'mish-ən, -tranz- n the transmission of nerve impulses across a synapse

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neu·ro·trans·mis·sion (noor″o-trans-mishґən) the process by which a neurotransmitter is released, crosses the synapse, and affects the action of the target cell.

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