ependyma
Meanings
noun
- The thin membrane of glial cells lining the ventricles of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord.
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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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