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 Definitions of white matter  [ˈʰwaɪt li, ˈwaɪt-]  

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Definition of 'white matter' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (n.) white matter
nerve tissue, esp. of the brain and spinal cord, that primarily contains myelinated fibers and is nearly white in color.

Etymology:  (1830–40)

Definition of 'white matter' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) white matter, substantia alba
whitish nervous tissue of the CNS consisting of neurons and their myelin sheaths

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