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caul

DEFINITIONS OF: caul

1

n the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)

Synonyms:
embryonic membrane, veil
Type of:
fetal membrane
any membrane that functions for the protection or nourishment or respiration or excretion of a developing fetus

n part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines

Synonyms:
gastrocolic omentum, greater omentum
Type of:
omentum
a fold of peritoneum supporting the viscera
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