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noun
The thin membrane of glial cells lining the ventricles of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences
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Synonyms: endyma
Antonyms: none provided
noun
thin epithelial membrane lining the ventricles of the brain and the spinal cord canal
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: membrane, tissue layer
History
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)”).
Across languages
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