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A type of neural tissue in the brain and spinal cord composed primarily of myelin-covered axons. Contrast with gray matter.
Ãâó: www.aegis.com/ni/topics/glossary/w.asp
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| white blood cell |
White blood cells have a number of roles in the immune system, including antibody production, attacking and destroying cancer cells, and producing substances that kill cancer cells. Also called lymphocytes.
Ãâó: nydailynews.healthology.com/nydailynews/15836.htm
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| white matter |
Areas in the brain and spinal cord that consist of myelinated nerve cells (neurones). Myelinated nerve cells are those in which their long thread-like extensions (axons) are covered in a layer of white, fatty, insulating material called myelin.
Ãâó: www.spinalnet.co.uk/EEndCom/GBCON/homepage.nsf/0/3...
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| white coat hypertension |
Blood pressure that is elevated in the doctor's office but normal outside of the doctor's office.
Ãâó: www.pbs.org/secondopinion/episodes/hypertension/me...
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| white blood cell |
WBC. A type of cell in the immune system that helps the body fight infection and disease. White blood cells include lymphocytes, granulocytes, macrophages, and others.
Ãâó: www.seniormag.com/conditions/cancer/cancerglossary...
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