white matter

/ˌwaɪt ˈmædər/

/ˌhwaɪt ˈmædər/

Other forms: white matters

Definitions of white matter

1. noun

   whitish nervous tissue of the CNS consisting of neurons and their myelin sheaths
   synonyms: substantia alba

   types:

   nerve pathway, nerve tract, pathway, tract

   a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain

   optic radiation, radiatio optica

   a nerve pathway from the lateral geniculate body to the visual cortex

   commissure

   a bundle of nerve fibers passing from one side to the other of the brain or spinal cord

   cerebral peduncle, peduncle

   a bundle of myelinated neurons joining different parts of the brain

   type of:

   nerve tissue, nervous tissue

   tissue composed of neurons