white commissure

a bundle of myelinated fibers, both sensory and motor, that crosses from one side of the spinal cord to the other, linking the ascending and descending columns of white matter fibers on either side. It arches around the ventral median fissure of the spinal cord. Also called anterior white commissure; ventral white commissure.

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January 11th 2025

child-rearing practice

a pattern of raising children that is specific to a particular society, subculture, family, or period in cultural history. Child-rearing practices vary in such areas as methods of discipline, expression of affection, and degree of permissiveness.