English Explanatory Dictionary

velamentous

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  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.

Word forms

velamentous

Etymology

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

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