EPENDYMA


Meaning of EPENDYMA in English

— ependymal, ependymary /euh pen"deuh mer'ee/ , adj.

/euh pen"deuh meuh/ , n. Anat.

a membrane lining the canal of the spinal cord and the ventricles of the brain.

[ 1870-75; epéndyma a covering, garment, equiv. to ependý ( ein ) to put on, over ( ep- EP- + en- EN- 2 + dýein to put on) + -ma suffix of result ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .