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gray matter

noun

Meaning

  1. Brains; a person's ability to think.
  2. Literal brains as a general substance.
  3. A collection of cell bodies and (usually) dendritic connections, in contrast to white matter.

Etymology / origin

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Related words

grey matter(English)gray substance(English)grey substance(English)substantia grisea(English)gray cells(English)gray area(English)braincell(English)brain graph(English)

Descendant words

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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