velum
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The velum interpositum is an expanded fold of pia mater, which passes into the anterior of the hemispheres through the great transverse fissure.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
In boisterous weather, as we learn from Martial and other authors, these difficulties were so great that the velum could not be spread.
From Museum of Antiquity A Description of Ancient Life by Haines, T. L. (Thomas Louis)
The mucous plaque has the same appearance as one situated on the velum, and gummata resemble those seen in the mucosa elsewhere.
From Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery by Jackson, Chevalier
There are about 90 tentacles, which are long and slender, the velum at their base being narrow and almost straight.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson
If the velum interpositum be now carefully raised from before backward, the optic thalami, third ventricle, pineal body and corpora quadrigemina are exposed.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
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