adj.
Pronunciation: ˌ p ō s(t)-s ə - ' nap-tik
Function: adjective
Date: 1909
1 : occurring after synapsis <a postsynaptic chromosome>
2 : of, occurring in, or being a nerve cell by which a wave of excitation is conveyed away from a synapse <a postsynaptic membrane>
– post · syn · ap · ti · cal · ly \ -ti-k( ə -)l ē \ adverb