[noor″o-spun´je-um] 1. the fibrillar component of neurons.2. a meshwork of nerve fibrils, especially the inner reticular layer of the retina.
neu·ro·spon·gi·um
(nū'rō-spon'jē-ŭm, nūr-ō-spŏn'jē-ŭm), 1. Obsolete term for the plexus of neurofibrils within nerve cells. 2. Obsolete designation for the reticular layer of the retina. [neuro- + G. spongion, small sponge]