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neuropil

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.09 in modern English

Syllables
neu-ropil
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

Etymology

Probably an abbreviation of obsolete neuropilema, from Ancient Greek νεῦρον (neûron, “nerve”) + πίλημα (pílēma, “felt”); or neuro- + Ancient Greek πῖλος (pîlos, “hair”).

Origin

Word Breakdown

Inflected Forms

neuropils (plural)

Derived Forms

neuropilar

Synonyms

neuropile neuropilema

Questions

What does neuropil mean?
A fibrous network of nervous tissue that forms the gray matter of the brain
Where does neuropil come from?
It is traced to Ancient Greek.

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