ependyma

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)”).

• IPA^(key): /ɛpˈɛn.dɪm.ə/

ependyma (plural ependymas)

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

   Synonym: (archaic) endyma

• “ependyma”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “ependyma”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.