Medical Definition of Vellus

1. 1. Fine nonpigmented hair covering most of the body. 2. A structure that is fleecy or soft and woolly in appearance. Origin: L. Fleece Vellus olivae inferioris, a stratum of nerve fibres surrounding the inferior olive. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Vellus

velleity
vellet
vellets
vellicate
vellicate
vellicated
vellicates
vellicating
vellication
vellication
vellon
vellons
vells
vellum
vellums
vellus (current term)
vellus hair
velo-cardio-facial syndrome
veloce
velocimeter
velocimeters
velocipede
velocipedes
velociraptor
velociraptors
velocities
velocity
velocity
velocity coefficient
velocity constants

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