NOUN | body | neuropil, neuropile | the complex network of unmyelinated axones, dendrites, and glial branches that form the bulk of the central nervous system's grey matter and in which nerve cell bodies are embedded |
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Meaning | The complex network of unmyelinated axones, dendrites, and glial branches that form the bulk of the central nervous system's grey matter and in which nerve cell bodies are embedded. | |
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Synonym | neuropile | |
Broader | nervous tissue, nerve tissue | tissue composed of neurons |
Substance of | grey matter, gray matter, grey substance, gray substance, substantia grisea | greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers |
Spanish | neuropile, neuropilo | |
Catalan | neuropile, neuropilo |
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