velum

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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 40 tentacles, the velum at the base of which extends upwards for a considerable distance without being festooned.

From Freshwater Sponges, Hydroids & Polyzoa by Annandale, Nelson

In adolescents and adults, if the cleft is wide and the soft tissues of the palate are thin and atrophied, better physiological results may be obtained by the use of an artificial obturator or velum.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

It commences in the form of a small white aphthous sore; which usually attacks the velum or posterior part of the pharynx, mostly the latter.

From North American Medical and Surgical Journal, Vol. 2, No. 3, July, 1826 by Bache, Franklin

The shell is developed on the dorsal surface behind the velum, the foot on the opposite or ventral surface behind the mouth.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 6 "Cockaigne" to "Columbus, Christopher" by Various