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noun
A fibrous network of nervous tissue that forms the gray matter of the brain
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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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
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: neuropile
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Broader terms: nervous tissue, nerve tissue
History
Probably an abbreviation of obsolete neuropilema, from Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “nerve”) + πίλημα (pílēma, “felt”); or neuro- + Ancient Greek πῖλος (pîlos, “hair”).
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