ependyma

[ uh-pen-duh-muh ]

/ əˈpɛn də mə /

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noun Anatomy.

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

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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

OTHER WORDS FROM ependyma

ep·en·dy·mal, e·pen·dy·mar·y

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

Words nearby ependyma

épéeist, epeiric, epeirogeny, epeisodion, epencephalon, ependyma, epenthesis, epenthesize, epergne, epexegesis, epexegetic

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 of ependyma

ependymal, adjective

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