ependyma

[ uh-pen-duh-muh ]

/ əˈpɛn də mə /

noun Anatomy.

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

Nearby words

epazote, epeiric, epeirogeny, epeisodion, epencephalon, ependyma, ependymal cell, ependymitis, ependymoblast, ependymocyte, ependymoma

Origin of ependyma

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

Related forms

ep·en·dy·mal, e·pen·dy·mar·y

[uh-pen-duh-mer-ee] /əˈpɛn dəˌmɛr i/, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for ependyma

ependyma

/ (ɪˈpɛndɪmə) /

noun

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

Derived Forms

ependymal, adjective

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Medicine definitions for ependyma

ependyma

[ ĭ-pĕn′də-mə ]

n. pl. ep•en•dy•mas

The epithelial membrane lining the canal of the spinal cord and the ventricles of the brain.

Related forms

ep•en′dy•mal adj.