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Vellus

vellus

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.


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