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caul
caul [ kawl ] (plural cauls)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. membrane in womb: the membrane surrounding the amniotic fluid, a part of which sometimes covers a baby's head when it is born
2. 
Same as  omentum
[14th century. Origin ?]
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