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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)play

    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 intestinesplay

    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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