| vellus | medical dictionary |
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)
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