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English noun: white matter

1. white matter (body) whitish nervous tissue of the CNS consisting of neurons and their myelin sheaths


Synonymssubstantia alba


Broader (hypernym)nerve tissue, nervous tissue


Narrower (hyponym)nerve pathway, nerve tract, pathway, tract


Part holonymfibrous astrocyte


Substance meronymcentral nervous system, CNS, systema nervosum centrale









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