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ve·lum | \ ˈvē-ləm 
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\ plural vela\ ˈvē-lə \
\Definition of velum
1 : a membrane or membranous part resembling a veil or curtain: such as
a : soft palate
b : an annular membrane projecting inward from the margin of the bell in some jellyfishes (such as the hydromedusae)
2 : a swimming organ that is especially well developed in the later larval stages of many marine gastropods
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velum
nounve·lum | \ ˈvē-ləm \
\ plural vela\ -lə \
\Medical Definition of velum
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The first known use of velum was in 1753
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