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Preferred Name

Ependyma

Synonyms

Ependymal Tissue

Ependyma

ependyma

Definitions

A thin membrane that lines the ventricles of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord.

ID

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C13078

ALT_DEFINITION

A thin membrane that lines the fluid-filled spaces in the brain and spinal cord. It is made up of a type of glial cell called an ependymal cell.

code

C13078

DEFINITION

A thin membrane that lines the ventricles of the brain and the central canal of the spinal cord.

Display_Name

Ependyma

FULL_SYN

Ependymal Tissue

Ependyma

ependyma

label

Ependyma

Legacy Concept Name

Ependyma

Preferred_Name

Ependyma

prefixIRI

Thesaurus:C13078

Semantic_Type

Tissue

UMLS_CUI

C0014472

subClassOf

http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C41623

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