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velamentous

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ve-la-men-tous
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Veil-like.

adj

Of or relating to an abnormal condition during pregnancy in which the umbilical cord inserts into the fetal membranes, then travels within the membranes to the placenta, risking rupture of the exposed vessels.

Etymology

From Latin velamentum (“covering, screen”), + -ous.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does velamentous mean?
Veil-like.
Where does velamentous come from?
From Latin velamentum (“covering, screen”), + -ous.

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