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Noun: ependyma  e'pen-du-mu
  1. Thin epithelial membrane lining the ventricles of the brain and the spinal cord canal
    "The ependyma helps in the production and circulation of cerebrospinal fluid"

Derived forms: ependymas

Type of: membrane, tissue layer

Encyclopedia: Ependyma