English noun: nerve tissue | |||
1. | nerve tissue (body) tissue composed of neurons | ||
Synonyms | nervous tissue | ||
Broader (hypernym) | animal tissue | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | fascicle, fasciculus, fiber bundle, fibre bundle, gray matter, gray substance, grey matter, grey substance, neuropil, neuropile, substantia alba, substantia grisea, white matter | ||
Part meronym | nervous system, systema nervosum | ||