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neuropil
(ˈnjʊərəʊpɪl)n
(Anatomy) a dense network of neurons and glia in the central nervous system
[from neuro- + Greek pilos hair]
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Noun | 1. | neuropil - 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 nerve tissue, nervous tissue - tissue composed of neurons gray matter, gray substance, grey matter, grey substance, substantia grisea - greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons |
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neu·ro·pil
, neuropilen. neurópilo, red de fibras nerviosas (dendritas y neuritas) y de las células de la glia interrumpidas por sinapses en partes del tejido nervioso.
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