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Ependyma

Ependyma Meaning & Definition
Ependyma Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Ependyma?

[n] thin epithelial membrane lining the ventricles of the brain and the spinal cord canal

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See Also | membrane | tissue layer

Ependyma In Webster's Dictionary

\Ep*en"dy*ma\, n. [NL., fr. Gr. ? an upper garment; 'epi` upon + ? a garment; ? in + ? to put on.] (Anat.) The epithelial lining of the ventricles of the brain and the canal of the spinal cord; endyma; ependymis.

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