APA Dictionary of Psychology

velum

Updated on 04/19/2018
n. (pl. vela)
  1. an anatomical structure resembling a veil, such as the velum medullare superior, a thin layer of white matter that forms the roof of the superior part of the fourth ventricle of the brain.
  2. the soft palate.
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