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transependymal

transependymal adjective: across the ependyma.

Adjective

transependymal (not comparable)

  1. Across the ependyma
    • Focal periventricular white matter edema has been attributed to the transependymal absorption of cerebrospinal fluid that follows the pressure gradient from the ventricle to the parenchyma [ 51 – 53 ].2015 August 1, Steffi Laubner et al., “Magnetic resonance imaging signs of high intraventricular pressure - comparison of findings in dogs with clinically relevant internal hydrocephalus and...

Origin of transependymal

From trans- + ependymal.

Questions about transependymal

What does transependymal mean?
Transependymal means across the ependyma.
What part of speech is transependymal?
Transependymal is an adjective.

Words near transependymal in the dictionary

  1. transennas
  2. transenne
  3. transenterocytic
  4. transentorhinal
  5. transenvelope
  6. transependymal
  7. transepicardial
  8. transepicondylar
  9. transepidermal
  10. transepiphyseal
  11. transepithelial

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