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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OTHER WORDS FROM ependyma
ep·en·dy·mal, e·pen·dy·mar·y [uh-pen-duh-mer-ee], /əˈpɛn dəˌmɛr i/, adjectiveWords nearby ependyma
épéeist, epeiric, epeirogeny, epeisodion, epencephalon, ependyma, ependymal cell, ependymitis, ependymoblast, ependymocyte, ependymoma
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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 of ependyma
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Medical 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.
Other words from ependyma
ep•en′dy•mal adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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