Defenition of the word caul

• Defenition of the word caul

  • A fine, often elastic net worn over long hair to hold it in place.
  • the inner embryonic membrane of higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
  • part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines
  • the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)

Synonyms for the word caul

• • embryonic membrane
  • fetal membrane
  • gastrocolic omentum
  • greater omentum
  • veil

Meronymys for the word caul

• • placenta

Hypernyms for the word caul

• • fetal membrane
  • membrane
  • omentum
  • tissue layer

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