neuropil
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English
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Etymology
[edit]Probably an abbreviation of obsolete neuropilema, from Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “nerve”) + πίλημα (pílēma, “felt”);[1] or neuro- + Ancient Greek πῖλος (pîlos, “hair”).[2]
Noun
[edit]neuropil (plural neuropils)
- A fibrous network of nervous tissue that forms the gray matter of the brain
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[edit]References
[edit]- ^ “neuropil”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- ^ “neuropil”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.