Synonyms & related words for neurotransmission

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of neurotransmission. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to neurotransmission

Explore words related to neurotransmission — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include neurotransmitter, presynaptic, monoaminergic, postsynaptic, neuronal, cholinergic, neuronally, interneuronal. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does neurotransmission come from?

The word neurotransmission breaks down into 4 roots of Greek and Latin origin: neuro, from Greek neuron (“nerve, sinew”); trans-, from Latin trans (“across, beyond”); miss, from Latin mittere (“to send”); and -ion, from Latin -io (“act, process”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.