White matter Moderate

White matter has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Definitions

Noun

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

white matter substantia alba

A region of the central nervous system containing myelinated nerve fibres and no dendrites

See Also

dendrite leukocortical leukoaraiosis myelinated leukodystrophy grey matter central nervous system leukomalacia

Related Terms

dendrite leukocortical leukoaraiosis myelinated leukodystrophy grey matter central nervous system leukomalacia cingulum uncinate fasciculus nerve fibre leukoencephalopathy corticobulbar corona radiata juxtacortical fillet

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

nervous tissue

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

nerve pathway

Rhyming Words

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