white matternoun [ U ]
uk/ˈwaɪt ˌmæt.ər/us/ˈwaɪt ˌmæt̬.ɚ/specializedthe pale tissue containing nerve fibres (= structures like threads) found in the brain and spinal cord
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- The white matter is made up of special cells that carry messages between the cells in the gray matter.