Sexually transmitted HPV types fall into two categories: 1  Low-risk HPVs, which do not cause cancer but can cause skin warts (technically known as condylomata acuminata) on or around the genitals and anus. 2  High-risk HPVs, which can cause cancer.
Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: synoptic(adj) presenting a summary or general view of a whole. a synoptic presentation of a physical theory. synoptic, synoptical(adj) presenting or taking the same point of view; used especially with regard to the first three gospels of the New Testament. synoptic sayings.
Synapse is the junction that allows signals to pass from a nerve cell to another cell or from one nerve cell to a muscle cell. The synaptic cleft is the gap between the membrane of the pre- and postsynaptic cell.