ependyma

ependyma
The cellular membrane lining the central canal of the spinal cord and the brain ventricles. SYN: endyma. [G. e., an upper garment]

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ep·en·dy·ma ep-'en-də-mə n an epithelial membrane lining the ventricles of the brain and the canal of the spinal cord
ep·en·dy·mal (')ep-'en-də-məl adj

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n.
the extremely thin membrane, composed of cells of the glia (ependymal cells), that lines the ventricles of the brain and the choroid plexuses. It is responsible for helping to form cerebrospinal fluid.
ependymal adj.

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epen·dy·ma (ə-penґdə-mə) [Gr. ependyma upper garment] [TA] the lining membrane of the ventricles of the brain and of the central canal of the spinal cord. ependymal adj

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