white matter

German: Substantia alba
Japanese: 白質

Anatomy. Brain tissue composed of myelin-coated nerve cell fibres. White matter carries information between the nerve cells in the brain and spinal cord. It is paler in color than grey matter because it contains nerve fibers with large amounts of myelin. The inner portion of the cerebrum is composed of white matter.

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