ependyma

[ uh-pen-duh-muh ]

noun

, Anatomy.

1. a membrane lining the canal of the spinal cord and the ventricles of the brain.

ependyma

/ ɪˈpɛndɪmə /

noun

1. the membrane lining the ventricles of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord

Derived Forms

• eˈpendymal, adjective

Other Words From

• ep·endy·mal e·pendy·mar·y [uh, -, pen, -d, uh, -mer-ee], adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of ependyma¹

1870–75; < Greek epéndyma a covering, garment, equivalent to ependý ( ein ) to put on, over ( ep- ep- + en- en- ² + dýein to put on) + -ma suffix of result