presynaptic

About 0.98 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. adjective In a synapse, of or pertaining to the neuron that releases neurotransmitter into the synaptic cleft.

Similar words

autoreceptor autoreceptors postsynaptic synaptic synaptical synaptosomal synaptogenic supersynaptic desynaptic axonal

Often followed by

inhibition membrane terminal terminals neuron and nerve receptors cell neurons

Word family

presynaptically