caul, cowl

caul, cowl
1. The amnion, either as a piece of membrane capping the baby's head at birth or the whole membrane when delivered unruptured with the baby. SYN: galea (4), veil (2), velum (2). 2. SYN: greater omentum. [Gaelic, call, a veil]

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