dictionary help| white substance --> white matter | medical dictionary |
<anatomy> Brain tissue composed of myelin-coated nerve cell fibres. White matter carries information between the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord.
The inner portion of the cerebrum is composed of white matter.
See: grey matter.
(13 Nov 1997)
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