velum
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Kauffmann expresses the opinion that the noises were due to clonic spasm of the tensor velum palati, and states that under appropriate treatment the tinnitus gradually subsided.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
In the dog, who breathes almost entirely through the mouth, the velum palati is smaller; the tensor muscle, so beautifully described by Mr. Percivall, is weak, but the circumflex one is stronger and more developed.
From The Dog by William Youatt
There are about 40 tentacles, the velum at the base of which extends upwards for a considerable distance without being festooned.
From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Nelson Annandale
At the base of the tongue is the prominent transverse fold, noted in connection with figure 7, that meets above the velum palitinum, not shown here but shown in figure 7.
From Development of the Digestive Canal of the American Alligator by C. M. Reese
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 Chevalier Jackson
“I could never dress like this in Veracruz, where I live now,” said Ximena Ximénez, 27, who returned to Juchitán for the vela and wore a black, gold and white garment with a matching headpiece.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
She sat patiently as ardent beauticians prepared her for her formal investiture, a highlight of the three-day festival — or vela — that celebrates muxe culture here every November.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2024
This weekend's festival is called the "True Fearless Seekers of Danger" vela, a name that harkens to the risk many members of the community face.
From Reuters ● Nov. 19, 2023
It is frequent, also, that the conceit is couched in some expression which will be lost in English— 'Aque iidem venti vela fidemque ferent.'
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 57, No. 354, April 1845 by Various
The roof of the fourth ventricle widens out very much and remains largely epithelial as the superior and inferior medullary vela.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
