substantia grisea

Definitions of substantia grisea
  1. noun
    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
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    type of:
    nerve tissue, nervous tissue
    tissue composed of neurons
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