Meaning of GRAY MATTER

Pronunciation:			grey'matur
Medical Dictionary
	Definition:		the darker-colored tissues of the central nervous system; in the brain, the gray matter includes the cerebral cortex, the thalamus, the basal ganglia, and the outer layers of the cerebellum.
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