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Thin epithelial membrane lining the ventricles of the brain and the spinal cord canal
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ependyma
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Ependyma is the thin epithelial lining of the ventricular system of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord , made up of ependymal cells. Ependyma is one of the four types of neuroglia in the central nervous system (CNS). It is involved in the ...
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n. (context anatomy English) A thin epithelial membrane lining the ventricular system of the brain and the spinal cord
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Ependyma \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. [1913 Webster] ||
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n. thin epithelial membrane lining the ventricles of the brain and the spinal cord canal