Definition of "polysynaptic" []

• Of or involving two or more synapses in the nervous system: a polysynaptic reflex. (adjective)

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• "Carbamazepine has been demonstrated to decrease seizure activity in animals with electrically and chemically induced seizures. 5 It is believed to act by, "reducing polysynaptic responses and blocking the post-tetanic potentiation.""
• "Bottom, with a hyperpolarizing bias current to prevent PIC activation, the same stimulation only evoked a polysynaptic EPSP (lower plot)."
• "Centrally acting Alpha 2 - noradrenergic agonist acting primarily to decrease polysynaptic reflex activity"