Usually means: Direct electrical contact between neurons.
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Definitions from Wiktionary (ephapse)

noun:  (countable, neurology) A point of contact or significant electrical influence between neurons, other than at a synapse.
noun:  (uncountable, neurology) Cross-stimulation of adjacent nerve fibers.

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