synapsis

[si-nap-sis] /sɪˈnæp sɪs/
noun, plural synapses
[si-nap-seez] /sɪˈnæp siz/ (Show IPA)
1.
Also called syndesis. Cell Biology. the pairing of homologous chromosomes, one from each parent, during early meiosis.
2.
Physiology, synapse.
Origin
1645-55; < Neo-Latin < Greek sýnapsis junction, equivalent to synap- (stem of synáptein to make contact, equivalent to syn- syn- + (h)áptein to touch) + -sis -sis
Related forms
synaptic
[si-nap-tik] /sɪˈnæp tɪk/ (Show IPA), synaptical, adjective
synaptically, adverb
British Dictionary definitions for synapsis

synapsis

/sɪˈnæpsɪs/
noun (pl) -ses (-siːz)
1.
(cytology) the association in pairs of homologous chromosomes at the start of meiosis
2.
another word for synapse
Word Origin
C19: from New Latin, from Greek sunapsis junction, from sunaptein to join together, from syn- + haptein to connect
Word Origin and History for synapsis
n.

plural synapses, 1895 in biology, Modern Latin, from Greek synapsis "connection, junction" (see synapse).

synapsis in Medicine

synapsis syn·ap·sis (sĭ-nāp'sĭs)
n. pl. syn·ap·ses (-sēz)
The side-by-side association of homologous paternal and maternal chromosomes during early meiotic prophase.