Velum synonyms

vē'ləm

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soft-palate
(Anatomy) The soft tissue at the back of the roof of the mouth.
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covering
Anything that covers
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membrane
A thin, pliable sheet or layer of natural or synthetic material:
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palate
The roof of the mouth in vertebrate animals, separating the mouth from the passages of the nose. &diamf3; The bony part of the palate is called the hard palate. &diamf3; A soft, flexible, rear portion of the palate, called the soft palate, is present in mammals only and serves to close off the mouth from the nose during swallowing.
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veil
(Mycology) A thin layer of tissue which is attached to or covers a mushroom.
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greater omentum (related)
A fold of the peritoneum, passing from the stomach to the transverse colon.
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  • The sub-umbrella invariably shows a velum as an inwardly projecting ridge or rim at its margin, within the circle .of tentacles; hence the medusae of this sub-class are termed craspedote.

  • The muscle-fibres arise as processes from the bases of the epithelial cells; such cells may individually become sub-epithelial in position, as in the polyp; or, in places where muscular tissue is greatly developed, as in the velum or sub-umbrella, the entire muscular epithelium may be thrown into folds in order to increase its surface, so that a deeper sub-epithelial muscular layer becomes separated completely from a more superficial bodyepithelium.

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