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NEUROSPONGIUM

\njˌuːɹəspˈɒŋɡi͡əm], \njˌuːɹəspˈɒŋɡi‍əm], \n_j_ˌuː_ɹ_ə_s_p_ˈɒ_ŋ_ɡ_iə_m]\

Definitions of NEUROSPONGIUM

1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary

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[Greek] Myelospongium.

1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
By Alexander Duane

Syn. : myelospongium. Network of fine anastomosing nerve fibrils in interior of nerve ganglia in insects. [Gr.]

1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
By Smith Ely Jelliffe

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