- white matter of the (spinal) cord
- white matter of the [spinal] cordSubstantia f alba medullae spinalis, weiße Rückenmarksubstanz f
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white matter of the (spinal) cord
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White matter — The part of the brain that contains myelinated nerve fibers. The white matter is white because it is the color of myelin, the insulation covering the nerve fibers. The white matter is as opposed to the gray matter (the cortex of the brain which… … Medical dictionary
White matter — Infobox Anatomy Name = White matter Latin = substantia alba GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = The formation of the spinal nerve from the dorsal and ventral roots. (White matter labeled at right.) Caption2 = System = MeshName = MeshNumber =… … Wikipedia
white matter — nerve tissue of the central nervous system that is paler in colour than the associated grey matter because it contains more nerve fibres and thus larger amounts of the insulating material myelin. In the brain the white matter lies within the grey … The new mediacal dictionary
Posterior horn of spinal cord — Cross section of the spinal cord. The posterior horn is the upper protrusion of grey matter, labeled with 2 Latin cornu posterius medullae spin … Wikipedia
spinal cord — the portion of the central nervous system enclosed in the vertebral column, consisting of nerve cells and bundles of nerves connecting all parts of the body with the brain. It contains a core of grey matter surrounded by white matter ( overleaf) … The new mediacal dictionary
white matter — white′ mat ter n. anat. nerve tissue, esp. of the brain and spinal cord, that primarily contains myelinated fibers and is nearly white in color Compare gray matter 1) • Etymology: 1830–40 … From formal English to slang
white matter — n. whitish nerve tissue of the brain and spinal cord, consisting chiefly of medullated nerve fibers: distinguished from GRAY MATTER (sense 1) … English World dictionary
