Definitions for "Ependyma"
The epithelial lining of the ventricles of the brain and the canal of the spinal cord; endyma; ependymis.
G. epi = upon + endyma = a garment, an upper garment, a wrap; a vest or singlet, hence an inner garment; cellular layer lining cerebral ventricles and central canal of spinal cord.
The layer of cells lining the ventricles and central canal of the central nervous system.