ependymal
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də noun Anatomy.
a membrane lining the canal of the spinal cord and the ventricles of the brain.
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ependyma (ɪˈpɛndɪmə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| the membrane lining the ventricles of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord | |
| e'pendymal | |
| —adj | |
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| ependyma (ɪˈpɛndɪmə) | |
| —n | |
| the membrane lining the ventricles of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord | |
| e'pendymal | |
| —adj | |
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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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It is produced in the brain by modified ependymal cells in the choroid plexus.
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