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