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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

thing go
a separate and self-contained entity

part, piece go
a portion of a natural object

body part go
any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

tissue go
part of an organism consisting of an aggregate of cells having a similar structure and function

animal tissue go
the tissue in the bodies of animals

nervous tissue, nerve tissue
tissue composed of neurons

noun.body

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fiber bundle, fibre bundle, fascicle, fasciculus go
a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers)
neuropil, neuropile go
the 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
grey matter, gray matter, grey substance, gray substance, substantia grisea go
greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers
white matter, substantia alba go
whitish nervous tissue of the CNS consisting of neurons and their myelin sheaths