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Noun Concept
Categories: Articles with permanently dead external links, Midwifery, All articles with self-published sources, Obstetrics
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caul  veil  embryonic membrane  Born behind The Veil  Caulbearer
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The inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth) WordNet 3.0
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The inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth) WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
A caul or cowl is a piece of membrane that can cover a newborn's head and face. Wikipedia
A thin, filmy membrane that covers or partly covers a newborn mammal immediately after birth Wikipedia Disambiguation
Membrane covering the head and face of a newborn at birth Wikidata
A covering for a person or thing; as, a caul (especially over the head). Wiktionary
Covering for a person or thing. Wiktionary (translation)
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A nun's veil. Wiktionary
A paten veil. Wiktionary
An altar veil. Wiktionary
IS A
fetal membrane
obstetric labor complication
PART OF
placenta
DESCRIBED BY SOURCE
The Nuttall Encyclopædia
FACET OF
childbirth
WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet
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caul, veil, embryonic membrane
Wikipedia
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caul
Wikidata
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caul
Wiktionary
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veil
Wikipedia Redirections
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Born behind The Veil, Caulbearer, en-caul

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