Definitions for neuropil
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1. neuropil, neuropilenoun

   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

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1. neuropilnoun

   A fibrous network of nervous tissue that forms the gray matter of the brain

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1. Neuropil

   Neuropil (or "neuropile") is any area in the nervous system composed of mostly unmyelinated axons, dendrites and glial cell processes that forms a synaptically dense region containing a relatively low number of cell bodies. The most prevalent anatomical region of neuropil is the brain which, although not completely composed of neuropil, does have the largest and highest synaptically concentrated areas of neuropil in the body. For example, the neocortex and olfactory bulb both contain neuropil.White matter, which is mostly composed of myelinated axons (hence its white color) and glial cells, is generally not considered to be a part of the neuropil. Neuropil (pl. neuropils) comes from the Greek: neuro, meaning "tendon, sinew; nerve" and pilos, meaning "felt". The term's origin can be traced back to the late 19th century.

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1. neuropil

   Neuropil is a dense network of intertwined nerve fibers and their branches and synapses, together with glial filaments, that make up a large part of the central nervous system's gray matter. Neuropil includes all elements of nervous tissue excluding cell bodies of neurons. It plays a crucial role in signal transmission and neuronal communication.

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1. Neuropil

   Neuropil, sometimes referred to as "neuropile," is a broad term defined as any area in the nervous system composed of mostly unmyelinated axons, dendrites and glial cell processes that forms a synaptically dense region containing a relatively low number of cell bodies. The most prevalent anatomical region of neuropil is the brain which, although not completely composed of neuropil, does have the largest and highest synaptically-concentrated areas of neuropil in the body. For example, the neocortex and olfactory bulb both contain neuropil. White matter, which is mostly composed of axons and glial cells, is generally not considered to be a part of the neuropil. Neuropil comes from the Greek: neuro, meaning "tendon, sinew; nerve" and pilos, meaning "felt." The term's origin can be traced back to the late 19th century.

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1. Neuropil

   A dense intricate feltwork of interwoven fine glial processes, fibrils, synaptic terminals, axons, and dendrites interspersed among the nerve cells in the gray matter of the central nervous system.

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   The numerical value of neuropil in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

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   The numerical value of neuropil in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=neuropil
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Neuropil
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuropil
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5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=neuropil