Referring to neural conduction pathways that are interrupted by only a few synaptic junctions, i.e., made up of a sequence of only few nerve cells, in contrast to polysynaptic pathways. SYN: paucisynaptic.
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ol·i·go·syn·ap·tic (ol″ĭ-go-sin-apґtik) [oligo- + synaptic] involving a few synapses in series and therefore a sequence of only a few neurons; called also paucisynaptic. Cf. polysynaptic.Medical dictionary. 2011.