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)”).
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Noun
ependyma (plural ependymas)
- (anatomy) The thin membrane of glial cells lining the ventricles of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord.
- Synonym: (archaic) endyma
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- “ependyma”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “ependyma”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.