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
• Substance Holonyms: ↑grey matter, ↑gray matter, ↑grey substance, ↑gray substance, ↑substantia grisea
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nounsee neuropil
Useful english dictionary. 2012.