名詞 caul:

1. part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines
   同義詞：greater omentum, gastrocolic omentum
2. the inner membrane of embryos in higher vertebrates (especially when covering the head at birth)
   同義詞：veil, embryonic membrane

caul

n.（名詞）
A portion of the amnion, especially when it covers the head of a fetus at birth.Also called pileus
胎膜：羊膜的一部分，尤指當(dāng)包著出生時(shí)的胎兒頭部時(shí)也作 pileus
See greater omentum
參見(jiàn) greater omentum

來(lái)源：
Middle English calle
中古英語(yǔ) calle
from Old English cawl [basket]
源自 古英語(yǔ) cawl [籃子]