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ependymitis

ependymitis noun: inflammation of the ependyma.

Noun

ependymitis (countable and uncountable, plural ependymites)

  1. inflammation of the ependyma
    • However there were only 8 (4.8%) cases of subdural effusion and none of ependymitis or brain abscess in good outcome patients.2015 October 29, “Clinical Prognosis in Neonatal Bacterial Meningitis: The Role of Cerebrospinal Fluid Protein”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of ependymitis

pluralependymites

Origin of ependymitis

From ependyma + -itis.

Questions about ependymitis

What does ependymitis mean?
Ependymitis means inflammation of the ependyma.
What part of speech is ependymitis?
Ependymitis is a noun.
What is the plural of ependymitis?
The plural of ependymitis is ependymites.

Words near ependymitis in the dictionary

  1. epencephalon
  2. ependyma
  3. ependymal
  4. ependymas
  5. ependymites
  6. ependymitis
  7. ependymoblast
  8. ependymoblastic
  9. ependymoblastoma
  10. ependymoblastomas
  11. ependymoblasts

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