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velum
Updated on 04/19/2018
n.
(
pl.
vela
)
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.
the
soft palate
.
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