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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
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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

ependymal, adjective
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