gray commissure

noun

: a transverse band of gray matter in the spinal cord appearing in sections as the transverse bar of the H-shaped mass of gray matter

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“Gray commissure.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/gray%20commissure. Accessed 28 Jan. 2023.

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