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EPENDYMA
ependyma
(noun) thin epithelial membrane lining the ventricles of the brain and the spinal cord canal
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
ependyma (plural ependymas)
(anatomy) The thin membrane of glial cells lining the ventricles of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord.
Source: Wiktionary
Ep*en"dy*ma, n. Etym: [NL., fr. Gr. (Anat.)
Definition: The epithelial lining of the ventricles of the brain and the canal of the spinal cord; endyma; ependymis.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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DIRECTIONALITY
(noun) the property of being directional or maintaining a direction; “the directionality of written English is from left to right”
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