neuropil

/ (ˈnjʊərəʊpɪl) /

noun

a dense network of neurons and glia in the central nervous system

Word Origin for neuropil

from neuro- + Greek pilos hair

Words nearby neuropil

neuropathy, neuropeptide, neuropharmacology, neurophysin, neurophysiology, neuropil, neuroplasm, neuroplasticity, neuroplasty, neuroplegic, neuropodia

Example sentences from the Web for neuropil

  • Fibres which pass into this 'neuropil' from other parts of the brain connect them with the optic ganglion.

    The Origin of Vertebrates |Walter Holbrook Gaskell

  • The neurone of the second order, which terminates in the 'neuropil' of the second ganglion (ganglion of the optic nerve).

    The Origin of Vertebrates |Walter Holbrook Gaskell

Medical definitions for neuropil

neuropil
[ nur′ə-pĭl′ ]

n.

The complex net of axonal, dendritic, and glial branchings that forms the bulk of the central nervous system gray matter of the brain and in which the nerve cell bodies are embedded.