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velamentous

velamentous adjective: veil-like.

Adjective

velamentous (not comparable)

  1. Veil-like.
  2. Of or relating to an abnormal condition during pregnancy in which the umbilical cord inserts into the fetal membranes, then travels within the membranes to the placenta, risking rupture of the exposed vessels.

Origin of velamentous

From Latin velamentum (“covering, screen”), + -ous.

Questions about velamentous

What does velamentous mean?
Velamentous means veil-like.
What part of speech is velamentous?
Velamentous is an adjective.

Words near velamentous in the dictionary

  1. velaglucerase
  2. velal
  3. velamen
  4. velamens
  5. velamenta
  6. velamentous
  7. velamentum
  8. velamina
  9. velaminal
  10. Velaquez
  11. Velaquezes

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