noun · uncountable · rare

grey matter

серое вещество

graue Substanz

Brains; a person's ability to thinkBrains; a person's ability to think.

» Physical activities - from raking leaves to walking to the grocery store - can help seniors retain the grey matter in their brains.

Meaning

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(idiomatic, uncountable)Brains; a person's ability to think.
(uncountable)Literal brains as a general substance.
He fell from the 5th floor. There is grey matter on the path behind his head. I'm afraid he's dead.
(uncountable)A collection of cell bodies and (usually) dendritic connections, in contrast to white matter.
graue Substanz
се́рое вещество́séroje veščestvó

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greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons

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Physical activities - from raking leaves to walking to the grocery store - can help seniors retain the grey matter in their brains.
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greyish nervous tissue containing cell bodies as well as fibers; forms the cerebral cortex consisting of unmyelinated neurons:gray matter grey substance gray substance substantia grisea

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