multisynaptic

multisynaptic

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mul·ti·syn·ap·tic -sə-'nap-tik adj relating to or consisting of more than one synapse <\multisynaptic pathways in the central nervous system>

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mul·ti·syn·ap·tic (mul″te-sĭ-napґtik) polysynaptic.

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