"velamentous" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From Latin velamentum (“covering, screen”), + -ous. Etymology templates: {{uder|en|la|velamentum||covering, screen}} Latin velamentum (“covering, screen”), {{suffix|en||ous}} + -ous Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} velamentous (not comparable)
  1. Veil-like. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-velamentous-en-adj-wrIuh0YR
  2. (medicine) 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. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Medicine
    Sense id: en-velamentous-en-adj-Eltxab-O Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ous, English undefined derivations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 26 74 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ous: 35 65 Disambiguation of English undefined derivations: 30 70 Topics: medicine, sciences

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