neurospongium

noun

neu·​ro·​spon·​gi·​um

ˌn(y)u̇rəˈspənjēəm,

-pän-

plural neurospongia

-ēə

1

: a network of fibrils in the cytoplasm of a nerve cell

2

: the inner reticular stratum of the retina

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from neur- + -spongium

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