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operculum (o-purīku-lәm)   Latin word meaning lid or covering.
  the folds of pallium from the frontal, parietal, and temporal lobes of the cerebrum overlying the insula. adj., operīcular., adj.
 

dental operculum  the hood of gingival tissue overlying the crown of an erupting tooth.

trophoblastic operculum  the plug of trophoblast that helps close the gap in the endometrium made by the implanting blastocyst.





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