ependyma
WordNet
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(n)
ependyma
thin epithelial membrane lining the ventricles of the brain and the spinal cord canal
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Ependyma
(Anat) The epithelial lining of the ventricles of the brain and the canal of the spinal cord; endyma; ependymis.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
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(n)
ependyma
The lining membrane of the cerebral ventricles (except the fifth) and of the central canal of the spinal cord. Also endyma.
Etymology
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary NL., fr. Gr. an upper garment; 'epi` upon + a garment; in + to put on
Usage in literature
This ependyma is the histologic factor of the enormous weight of macrocephalic brains. "Degeneracy" by