Caul — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

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)

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/kˈɔːl/

🇬🇧British English

/ˈɑːmɪnˌiənaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ˈɑːmɪnˌiənaɪz/

1 syllable Say it as /kˈɔːl/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

embryonic membrane greater omentum gastrocolic omentum veil

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Netz

Teil des Bauchfells, der am Magen und am Dickdarm befestigt ist und den Darm bedeckt

🇫🇷French

coiffe

partie du péritoine attachée à l'estomac et au côlon et recouvrant les intestins

🇪🇸Spanish

camiseta

parte del peritoneo adherida al estómago y al colon y que cubre los intestinos

🇳🇱Dutch

caal

een deel van het peritoneum dat aan de maag en de dikke darm vastzit en de darmen bedekt

🇵🇹Portuguese

calafetar

parte do peritônio ligada ao estômago e ao cólon e cobrindo os intestinos

🇷🇺Russian

затыкать

часть брюшины, прикрепляющаяся к желудку и толстой кишке и покрывающая кишечник

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कोल

पेरिटोनियम का वह भाग जो पेट और बृहदान्त्र से जुड़ा होता है और आंतों को ढकता है

🇮🇳Tamil

கால்வாய்

பெரிட்டோனியத்தின் ஒரு பகுதி வயிற்றிலும் பெருங்குடலிலும் இணைக்கப்பட்டு குடலை மூடுகிறது

🇮🇳Telugu

కాల్

పెరిటోనియం యొక్క భాగం కడుపుకు మరియు పెద్దప్రేగుకు జోడించబడి ప్రేగులను కప్పి ఉంచుతుంది

🇮🇳Gujarati

કૌલ

પેરીટોનિયમનો ભાગ પેટ અને કોલોન સાથે જોડાયેલ છે અને આંતરડાને આવરી લે છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾಲ್

ಪೆರಿಟೋನಿಯಂನ ಭಾಗವು ಹೊಟ್ಟೆಗೆ ಮತ್ತು ಕೊಲೊನ್‌ಗೆ ಲಗತ್ತಿಸಲಾಗಿದೆ ಮತ್ತು ಕರುಳನ್ನು ಆವರಿಸುತ್ತದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കോൾ

പെരിറ്റോണിയത്തിൻ്റെ ഭാഗം ആമാശയത്തിലും വൻകുടലിലും ഘടിപ്പിച്ച് കുടലിനെ മൂടുന്നു

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

岩膜

腹膜的一部分附着在胃和结肠上并覆盖肠道

🇯🇵Japanese

かむ

腹膜の一部で胃と結腸に付着し、腸を覆っている

🇰🇷Korean

콜

위와 결장에 붙어 있으며 장을 덮고 있는 복막의 일부

🇹🇭Thai

คอล

ส่วนของเยื่อบุช่องท้องที่ติดอยู่กับกระเพาะอาหารและลำไส้ใหญ่และปกคลุมลำไส้

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

يسد

جزء من الصفاق يتصل بالمعدة والقولون ويغطي الأمعاء

🇮🇷Persian

کاسه

بخشی از صفاق که به معده و روده بزرگ متصل است و روده ها را می پوشاند

🇹🇷Turkish

kaplamak

Peritonun mideye ve kolona bağlı olan ve bağırsakları kaplayan kısmı

🇮🇱Hebrew

לגזור

חלק מהפריטונאום המחובר לקיבה ולמעי הגס ומכסה את המעיים

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The primary meaning of 'caul' is 'part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and to the colon and covering the intestines'.

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