Meanings
plural neuropils
- A fibrous network of nervous tissue that forms the gray matter of the brain
Synonyms: neuropile, neuropilema
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA fibrous network of nervous tissue that forms the gray matter of the brain
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe 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
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Ancient Greekπῖλος“hair”
- Ancient Greekνεῦρον“nerve”
- Englishneuropil
Probably an abbreviation of obsolete neuropilema, from Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “nerve”) + πίλημα (pílēma, “felt”); or neuro- + Ancient Greek πῖλος (pîlos, “hair”).
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Arabic لِبْد عَصَبِيّ
- لِبْد عَصَبِيّ (libd ʕaṣabiyy)somite
Czech neuropil, nervová plst
- neuropilsomite
- nervová plstsomite
German Neuropil
- Neuropilsomite
Latin neuropilēma
- neuropilēmasomite
Polish neuropil, pilśń nerwowa
- neuropilsomite
- pilśń nerwowasomite
Russian нейропиль
- нейропиль (nejropilʹ)somite
Cite this entry
neuropil. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuropil
“neuropil.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neuropil. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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