grey matter

Meaning

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

Synonyms

grey substance

gray substance

substantia grisea

Translations

φαιά ουσία

substance grise

materia grigia

sostanza grigia

substantia grisea

graue Substanz

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