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Velamen
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| the tendon joining the calf muscles to the heel bone |
| the part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist |
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| velamen (vəˈleɪmɛn) | |
| —n , pl -lamina | |
| 1. | the thick layer of dead cells that covers the aerial roots of certain orchids and aroids and absorbs moisture from the surroundings |
| 2. | anatomy another word for velum |
| [C19: from Latin: a veil, from vēlāre to cover] | |
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velamen ve·la·men (və-lā'mən)
n. pl. ve·lam·i·na (-lām'ə-nə)
See velum.
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