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CAUL

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

caul; embryonic membrane; veil

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("caul" is a kind of...):

fetal membrane (any membrane that functions for the protection or nourishment or respiration or excretion of a developing fetus)

Holonyms ("caul" is a part of...):

placenta (the vascular structure in the uterus of most mammals providing oxygen and nutrients for and transferring wastes from the developing fetus)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines

Synonyms:

caul; gastrocolic omentum; greater omentum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("caul" is a kind of...):

omentum (a fold of peritoneum supporting the viscera)

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