neuropil, neuropile
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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
neuropile — neu·ro·pile (noorґo pīl) neuropil … Medical dictionary
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
