white matter

Whitish nerve tissue, especially of the brain and spinal cord, consisting chiefly of myelinated nerve fibers.

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white matter

(Anatomy) the whitish tissue of the brain and spinal cord, consisting mainly of myelinated nerve fibres. Technical name: substantia alba Compare grey matter

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white′ mat`ter

nerve tissue, esp. of the brain and spinal cord, that primarily contains myelinated fibers and is nearly white in color. Compare gray matter (def. 1).

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white matter

The whitish tissue of the brain and spinal cord in vertebrate animals, made up chiefly of nerve fibers covered in myelin sheaths. Compare gray matter.

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white matter

Myelin-sheathed nerve fibers.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

white matter - whitish nervous tissue of the CNS consisting of neurons and their myelin sheaths

substantia alba

nerve tissue, nervous tissue - tissue composed of neurons

fibrous astrocyte - star-shaped cells with long processes; found in the white matter of the brain and spinal cord

nerve pathway, nerve tract, pathway, tract - a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain

central nervous system, CNS, systema nervosum centrale - the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord

Translations

white mat·ter

n. sustancia blanca, tejido nervioso formado en su mayor parte por fibras mielínicas y que constituye el elemento conductor del cerebro y de la médula espinal.

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