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ependyma
[ uh-pen-duh-muh ]
noun
Anatomy.
- a membrane lining the canal of the spinal cord and the ventricles of the brain.
ependyma
/ ɪˈɛԻɪə /
noun
- the membrane lining the ventricles of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord
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Derived Forms
- ˈԻ⳾, adjective
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Other yvlog Forms
- ·d· ·d·· [uh, -, pen, -d, uh, -mer-ee], adjective
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yvlog History and Origins
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The barren layer or ependyma of the cortex was in places twice as thick in this brain as in the brain of normal beings.
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The lateral ventricle is lined by a ciliated epithelium called the ependyma.
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This ependyma is the histologic factor of the enormous weight of macrocephalic brains.
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In a macrocephalic case coming under the observation of Kiernan, of Chicago, in which the brain weighed 68 ounces, the ependyma was five times the normal thickness.
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