— 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 ]