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ependyma
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ependyma /epen·dy·ma/ (ĕ-pen´dĭ-mah) the membrane lining the cerebral ventricles and the central canal of the spine.epen´dymal
ep·en·dy·ma (-pnd-m)
n. pl. ep·en·dy·mas or ep·en·dy·ma·ta (-m-t)
The epithelial membrane lining the canal of the spinal cord and the ventricles of the brain.
ep·endy·mal adj.
ependyma
[ipen′dimə]
Etymology: Gk, an upper garment
a layer of ciliated epithelial membrane that lines the central canal of the spinal cord and the ventricles of the brain. ependymal [ipen′diməl] , adj.
ependyma [ĕ-pen´dĭ-mah]
the membrane lining the cerebral ventricles and the central canal of the spine. adj., adj epen´dymal.
ependyma
the cells lining the cerebral ventricles and the central canal of the spinal cord; principal source of cerebrospinal fluid, mostly from where the ependyma covers the choroid plexuses.
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