nerves touch one another and where stimuli are transmitted 

 from one nerve cell to another. 



Synopsis 



The pairing of Homologous chromosomes (q. v.) in early 

 stages of Meiosis (q. v.). 



Synchorology 



The branch of Plant sociology dealing with the occur- 

 rence and distribution of communities, cf. Plant geography. 



Syncline 



A geological structure or fold formed by strata from op- 

 posite sides dipping downward toward a common line. cf. 

 Anticline. 



Synconium 



A kind of fleshy fruit in which the seeds are produced 

 on the inner surface of the concave or hollow receptacle, 

 e. g., fig. 



Syncytium 



In certain animals a mass of cytoplasm containing many 

 nuclei within a single plasma membrane, cf. Coenocyte, 

 Plasmodium. 



Syndactylism 



The condition in which two or more digits are at least 

 partly joined. 



Synecology 



The study of the environmental relations of communi- 

 ties, a branch of Plant sociology. 



Synergism 



The total activity of separate agents such as various drugs 

 producing an effect which may be greater than the sum of 

 the effects of the individual agents. 



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