postsynaptic
adjective
postsynaptic is an adjective meaning “In a synapse, of or pertaining to the neuron that bears receptors for neurotransmitter released into the synaptic cleft by the presynaptic neuron” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is spelled P-O-S-T-S-Y-N-A-P-T-I-C, and it appears about once in every 5 million words in written English (wordfreq, 2021 data).
What does postsynaptic mean?
adjective
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In a synapse, of or pertaining to the neuron that bears receptors for neurotransmitter released into the synaptic cleft by the presynaptic neuron.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How common is postsynaptic?
Postsynaptic appears about once in every 5 million words in written English, the 67,454th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Postsynaptic in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
In the sense pertaining to the neuron that bears receptors for neurotransmitter released into:
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | postsynaptique |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does postsynaptic come from?
From post- + synaptic.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).