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Meaning of "ependymal" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF EPENDYMAL

ependymal  [eˈpendɪməl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF EPENDYMAL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ependymal is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES EPENDYMAL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Ependyma

Ependyma is the thin epithelium-like lining of the ventricular system of the brain and the spinal cord. Ependyma is one of the four types of neuroglia in the central nervous system. It is involved in the production of cerebrospinal fluid.

Definition of ependymal in the English dictionary

The definition of ependymal in the dictionary is of or relating to the ependyma.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH EPENDYMAL


animal
ˈænɪməl
decimal
ˈdɛsɪməl
epididymal
ˌepɪˈdɪdɪməl
hexadecimal
ˌhɛksəˈdɛsɪməl
infinitesimal
ˌɪnfɪnɪˈtɛsɪməl
intimal
ˈɪntɪməl
lacrimal
ˈlækrɪməl
maximal
ˈmæksɪməl
mesenchymal
mesˈeŋkɪməl
minimal
ˈmɪnɪməl
optimal
ˈɒptɪməl
parenchymal
pəˈrɛŋkɪməl
primal
ˈpraɪməl
proximal
ˈprɒksɪməl
ramal
ˈreɪməl
schimmel
ˈʃɪməl
sexagesimal
ˌsɛksəˈdʒɛsɪməl
simul
ˈsɪməl
submaximal
sʌbˈmæksɪməl
suboptimal
sʌbˈɒptɪməl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE EPENDYMAL

epeirid
epeirogenesis
epeirogenetic
epeirogenic
epeirogenically
epeirogeny
epencephala
epencephalic
epencephalon
ependyma
epentheses
epenthesis
epenthetic
epeolatry
epergne
epexegeses
epexegesis
epexegetic
epexegetical
epexegetically

WORDS THAT END LIKE EPENDYMAL

abnormal
chromosomal
dermal
dismal
epidermal
formal
geothermal
hickymal
informal
lachrymal
mammal
Mustafa Kemal
nasolacrymal
normal
paranormal
ribozymal
stuffed animal
thermal
toponymal
trionymal

Synonyms and antonyms of ependymal in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «ependymal» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF EPENDYMAL

Find out the translation of ependymal to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ependymal from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ependymal» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

室管膜
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ependimaria
570 millions of speakers

English

ependymal
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

ependymal
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البطانة العصبية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

эпендимных
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ependimária
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ependymal
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

épendymaire
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ependymal
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

ependymale
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

上衣
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

뇌실막
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ependymal
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

ependymal
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முகுத் தண்டு உள்பாளம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अप्सम्मल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

ependim
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ependimali
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyściółki
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

епендімного
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ependimale ¿
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ependymal
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

ependymal
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

ependymala
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ependymal
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ependymal

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «EPENDYMAL»

The term «ependymal» is normally little used and occupies the 108.569 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «EPENDYMAL» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ependymal

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «EPENDYMAL»

Discover the use of ependymal in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ependymal and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Neurocytology: Fine Structure of Neurons, Nerve Processes, ...
In reptiles, although nonependymal neuroglial cells are very abundant, ependymal cells are still prominent (Kruger and Maxwell 1967). Nonependymal neuroglial cells become quantitatively predominant in birds (Achucarro 1915). Astrocytes ...
Ennio Pannese, 1994
2
Regenerative Biology and Medicine
Hypertrophied astrocytes have two origins, proliferation of pre-existing astrocytes and proliferation and differentiation of ependymal cells (Barnabe-Heider et al., 2010), both of which project large processes that interweave to help form a ...
David L. Stocum, 2012
3
Form and Function in the Brain and Spinal Cord: Perspectives ...
Figure 20.4 Ependymal layer in caudal regenerated cord. (A) Caudalmost regenerated cord, which is constituted solely of a tube of ependymal cells. Ependymal cells are large and nuclei contain patchy or dispersed chromatin. Processes of ...
Stephen G. Waxman, 2003
4
Human Neuroanatomy: A Text, Brain Atlas, and Laboratory ...
The Ventricular Lining The lining of the cerebral ventricles and central canal of the spinal cord consists of an uninterrupted unicellular layer of ciliated squamous to columnar ependymal cells (Fig. 7–6A to C). The typical ependymal cell has a ...
J. Edward Bruni, Donald G. Montemurro, 2009
5
Neural Development and Stem Cells
Although the BrdU-positive nuclei are very clearly labeled, the resolution of the light microscope is not sufficient to distinguish ependymal cells from the closely apposed SVZ type B1 cells. Type B1 cells sometimes have their nuclei separated  ...
Mahendra S. Rao, Melissa Carpenter, Mohan C. Vemuri, 2012
6
An Atlas of Histology
Shu-Xin Zhang. [Fig. 6- 1 9. 1 Ependyma The ependyma is a simple epithelium lining the ventricles of the brain (see Fig. 6-20) and the central canal of the spinal cord. The epithelium is composed of simple cuboidal or columnar ependymal ...
Shu-Xin Zhang, 1999
7
Child Neurology
It also secretes retinoic acid, unlike other ependymal cells that merely have retinoid receptors. The ependyma develops in a precise temporal and spatial pattern. The last surfaces of the ventricular system to be completely covered by ...
John H. Menkes, Harvey B. Sarnat, Bernard L. Maria, 2006
8
Color Atlas and Textbook of Human Anatomy: Nervous system ...
Each ependymal cell has a basal process, the ependymal fiber, which extends into the brain. The cell surface facing the ventricular lumen often carries several cilia, with the basal bodies, or kinetosomes (C2), lined up beneath the cell surface.
Werner Kahle, 2003
9
Patterning and Cell Type Specification in the Developing CNS ...
The ependymal stock of glycogen can then be mobilized by serotonin and noradrenalin (Prothmann et al., 2001; Verleysdonk et al., 2005). As the lactate trans- porter (MCT1) is also expressed by ependymal cells (Pellerin et al., 2005; Pierre et ...
‎2013
10
Human Physiology: From Cells to Systems
The ependymal cells lining the ventricles help form cerebrospinal fluid, a topic to be discussed shortly. Ependymal cells are one ... Beating of ependymal cilia contributes to the flow of cerebrospinal fluid through the ventricles. Ependymal cells ...
Lauralee Sherwood, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «EPENDYMAL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ependymal is used in the context of the following news items.
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Fountain of youth? NCSU study finds protein that could protect brain …
“We found that the ependymal cells without MARCKS seemed to 'age' very quickly, losing some of their barrier and transport functions,” said ... «Triangle Business Journal, Jun 15»
2
Brain Cells May Be Protected From Age Damage By MARCKS Protein
Ependymal cells are the specialized cells that serve as both the barrier to keep the CSF running through its channels and as the transport ... «ReliaWire, Jun 15»
3
MARCKS Protein May Help Protect Brain Cells From Age Damage
Ependymal cells are the specialized cells that serve as both the barrier to keep the CSF running through its channels and as the transport ... «NC State News, Jun 15»
4
Inspirational young North Tyneside boy's memory set to live on forever
These tumours arise from three different types of cells that are normally found in the brain: astrocytes, oligodendrocytes, and ependymal cells. «ChronicleLive, Jun 15»
5
Neuromyelitis optica with linear enhancement of corpus callosum in …
Brain images with contrast agent added also showed linear ependymal layer enhancement of the lateral ventricles, which has been reported in ... «7thSpace Interactive, Jun 15»
6
New hope in central nervous system injury
Recent evidence suggests the tendency of neural stem cells to reside adjacent to ependymal-lined surfaces along the central nervous system ... «Medical Xpress, May 15»
7
New Hope in Central Nervous System Injury: Neural Placode …
Recent evidence suggests the tendency of neural stem cells to reside adjacent to ependymal-lined surfaces along the central nervous system ... «Newswise, May 15»
8
High Radiotherapy Dose Improves Survival in Children With Specific …
An ependymoma is a tumor in the ependymal cells lining the hollow cavities of the brain. Although rare in adults, ependymomas are the third ... «Radiation Therapy News, Apr 15»
9
Expression and cellular localization of hepcidin mRNA and protein …
Hepcidin co-localised with ferroportin in ependymal cells of the sub-ventricular zone and in the corpus callosum consistent with a regulatory ... «BMC Blogs Network, Apr 15»
10
Variation in DNAH1 may contribute to primary ciliary dyskinesia
Occasionally hydrocephalus arises from a decrease of cerebrospinal fluid flow as a consequence of ependymal cilia dysmotility [3],[4]. Previous ... «BMC Blogs Network, Mar 15»

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