| vault | Large cytoplasmic ribonucleoprotein particles that have an eight fold symmetry with a central pore and petal like structures giving the appearence of an octagonal dome. May be related to the central plug of the nuclear pore complex. (18 Nov 1997) |
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| vaulted | 1. Arched; concave; as, a vaulted roof. 2. Covered with an arch, or vault. 3. <botany> Arched like the roof of the mouth, as the upper lip of many ringent flowers. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| vaulty | Arched; concave. "The vaulty heaven." Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| cranial vault | Those bones of the skull enclosing the brain, as distinguished from the bones of the face. Synonym: braincase, cranial vault, cranium cerebrale, cerebral cranium. Origin: neuro-+ G. Kranion, skull (05 Mar 2000) |
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