neuropil, neuropile

neuropil, neuropile
The complex, feltlike net of axonal, dendritic, and glial arborizations that forms the bulk of the central nervous system's gray matter, and in which the nerve cell bodies lie embedded. [neuro- + G. pilos, felt]

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  • Neuropil — Latin neuropilus Code TH H2.00.06.2.02005 In neuroanatomy, a neuropil, which is sometimes referred to as a neuropile, is a region between neuronal cell bodies in the gray matter of the brain and b …   Wikipedia

  • neuropile — noun 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 • Syn: ↑neuropil • Hypernyms: ↑nervous tissue, ↑nerve tissue …   Useful english dictionary

  • neuropil — noun A fibrous network of nervous tissue that forms the gray matter of the brain Syn: neuropile …   Wiktionary

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  • neuropil — noun 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 • Syn: ↑neuropile • Hypernyms: ↑nervous tissue, ↑nerve… …   Useful english dictionary

  • gray matter — noun greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons • Syn: ↑grey matter, ↑grey substance, ↑gray substance, ↑substantia grisea • Hypernyms: ↑nervous tissue, ↑nerve… …   Useful english dictionary

  • gray substance — noun greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons • Syn: ↑grey matter, ↑gray matter, ↑grey substance, ↑substantia grisea • Hypernyms: ↑nervous tissue, ↑nerve tissue …   Useful english dictionary

  • grey matter — noun greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons • Syn: ↑gray matter, ↑grey substance, ↑gray substance, ↑substantia grisea • Hypernyms: ↑nervous tissue, ↑nerve… …   Useful english dictionary

  • grey substance — noun greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons • Syn: ↑grey matter, ↑gray matter, ↑gray substance, ↑substantia grisea • Hypernyms: ↑nervous tissue, ↑nerve tissue …   Useful english dictionary

  • nerve tissue — noun tissue composed of neurons • Syn: ↑nervous tissue • Hypernyms: ↑animal tissue • Hyponyms: ↑fiber bundle, ↑fibre bundle, ↑fascicle, ↑fasciculus …   Useful english dictionary

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