velum
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About Our Definitions: All forms of a word (noun, verb, etc.) are now displayed on one page.ve·lum
noun \ˈvē-ləm\ plural ve·la \-lə\
Definition of VELUM
1
: a membrane or membranous part resembling a veil or curtain: as a : soft palate b : an annular membrane projecting inward from the margin of the umbrella in some jellyfishes (as the hydromedusae)
2
: a swimming organ that is especially well developed in the later larval stages of many marine gastropods
Origin of VELUM
New Latin, from Latin, curtain
First Known Use: 1753
ve·lum
noun \ˈvē-ləm\ (Medical Dictionary)plural ve·la \-lə\
Medical Definition of VELUM
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