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Webster 1913 Edition
Ependyma
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Ep-en′dy-ma
,Noun.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK] an upper garment;
ἐπί
upon + [GREEK] a garment; [GREEK] in + [GREEK] to put on.] (Anat.)
The epithelial lining of the ventricles of the brain and the canal of the spinal cord; endyma; ependymis.
Definition 2024
ependyma
ependyma
English
Noun
ependyma (plural ependymas)
- (anatomy) A thin epithelial membrane lining the ventricular system of the brain and the spinal cord