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ependyma.

The thin membrane of glial cells lining the ventricles of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord.

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noun/ɛpˈɛn.dɪm.ə/
  1. The thin membrane of glial cells lining the ventricles of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord.

Where this word comes from

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)”).

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