English noun: substantia grisea | |||
1. | substantia grisea (body) greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons | ||
Synonyms | gray matter, gray substance, grey matter, grey substance | ||
Broader (hypernym) | nerve tissue, nervous tissue | ||
Substance holonym | neuropil, neuropile | ||
Substance meronym | cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, cortex, pallium | ||