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caul

1  [kawl]
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–noun
1. a part of the amnion sometimes covering the head of a child at birth.
2. greater omentum.
3. a net lining in the back of a woman's cap or hat.
4. a cap or hat of net formerly worn by women.
Origin:
1300–50; ME calle < MF cale, prob. back formation from calotte kind of cap; see calotte

caul

2  [kawl]
–noun
a form or plate for pressing a veneer or veneers being glued to a backing or to each other.
Origin:
< F cale shim < G Keil wedge

greater omentum

 
–noun Anatomy.
the peritoneal fold attached to the stomach and the colon and hanging over the small intestine.
Also called caul, gastrocolic omentum.
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caul   (kôl)   
n.  

  1. A portion of the amnion, especially when it covers the head of a fetus at birth. Also called pileus.

  2. See greater omentum.


[Middle English calle, from Old English cawl, basket.]
greater omentum  
n.  A fold of the peritoneum, passing from the stomach to the transverse colon. Also called caul.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: caul
Pronunciation: 'kol
Function: noun
1 : GREATEROMENTUM
2 : the inner embryonic membrane of higher vertebrates especially when covering the head at birth

Main Entry: greater omentum
Function: noun
: a part of the peritoneum attached to the greater curvature of the stomach and to the colon and hanging down over the smallintestine called also caul, gastrocolic omentum; —compare LESSER OMENTUM
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

caul (kôl)
n.

  1. A portion of the amnion, especially when it covers the head of a fetus at birth. Also called veil.

  2. See greater omentum.

greater omentum n.
A peritoneal fold passing from the stomach to the transverse colon, hanging like an apron in front of the intestines. Also called caul, epiploon, gastrocolic omentum, velum.

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Bible Dictionary

Caul

(Heb. yothe'reth; i.e., "something redundant"), the membrane which covers the upper part of the liver (Ex. 29:13, 22; Lev. 3:4, 10, 15; 4:9; 7:4; marg., "midriff"). In Hos. 13:8 (Heb. seghor; i.e., "an enclosure") the pericardium, or parts about the heart, is meant.

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