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ep⋅en⋅dy⋅ma

  [uh-pen-duh-muh]
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–noun Anatomy.
a membrane lining the canal of the spinal cord and the ventricles of the brain.
Origin:
1870–75; < Gk epéndyma a covering, garment, equiv. to ependý(ein) to put on, over (ep- ep- + en- en- 2 + dýein to put on) + -ma suffix of result

Related forms:
ep⋅en⋅dy⋅mal, e⋅pen⋅dy⋅mar⋅y  [uh-pen-duh-mer-ee] , adjective
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Main Entry: ep·en·dy·ma
Pronunciation: ep-'en-d&-m&
Function: noun
: an epithelial membrane lining the ventricles of the brainand the canal of the spinal cord —ep·en·dy·mal /(')ep-'en-d&-m&l/ adjective
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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ependyma ep·en·dy·ma (ĭ-pěn'də-mə)
n. pl. ep·en·dy·mas or ep·en·dy·ma·ta (-mə-tə)
The epithelial membrane lining the canal of the spinal cord and the ventricles of the brain.

ep·en'dy·mal adj.

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