Definition of "monosynaptic" []

• Having one neural synapse. (adjective)

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• "Pyramidal cells synapse onto other pyramidal cells, making a "monosynaptic" connection."
• "The glue on Will's head must have run into his ears and paralyzed his monosynaptic cerebellum."
• "The monosynaptic connection is excitatory, but, because the Martinotti cell makes GABAergic synapses onto its targets, the disynaptic connection is inhibitory."