Medical Dictionary
synaptic vesicle
noun
Medical Definition of SYNAPTIC VESICLE
: a small secretory vesicle that contains a neurotransmitter, is found inside an axon near the presynaptic membrane, and releases its contents into the synaptic cleft after fusing with the membrane
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