1. 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: neuropil, neuropile]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
neuropile
n 1: 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: neuropil, neuropile]