neuropil

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 tissue
Substance Holonyms: ↑grey matter, ↑gray matter, ↑grey substance, ↑gray substance, ↑substantia grisea

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