Velum synonyms
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Anything that covers
A thin, pliable sheet or layer of natural or synthetic material:
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.
(Mycology) A thin layer of tissue which is attached to or covers a mushroom.
greater omentum (related)
A fold of the peritoneum, passing from the stomach to the transverse colon.
(Anatomy) The soft tissue at the back of the roof of the mouth.
Find another word for velum. In this page you can discover 6 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for velum, like: covering, membrane, palate, veil, greater omentum and soft-palate.