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white matter

white matter White matter is the lighter-colored tissue of the central nervous system.

White matter is the lighter-colored tissue of the central nervous system. It is made mostly of myelinated nerve fibers and has relatively few nerve cell bodies or dendrites compared with gray matter.

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Drafting source: U.S. National Library of Medicine. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), 2026 descriptor edition. “White Matter” (D066127).
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