neuropil
noun
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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
Types & categories
- nervous tissue hypernym
Parts & wholes
- grey matter substance holonym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
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| 1 | substance holonym | Parts & wholes | grey matter |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | nervous tissue |