ependyma

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Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἐπένδυμα (epénduma), "upper garment", from ἐπενδύνω (ependúnō, I put on over) + -μα (-ma, noun suffix), from ἐπι- (epi-, on, over) + ἐνδύνω (endúnō, I put on (clothes)).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛpˈɛn.dɪm.ə/

Noun

ependyma (plural ependymas)

  1. (anatomy) The thin membrane of glial cells lining the ventricles of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord.

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