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vernix caseosa

n. (context obstetrics English) the waxy or "cheesy" white substance found coating the skin of newborn humans

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vernix caseosa

n. a white cheese-like protective material that covers the skin of a fetus [syn: vernix]

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Vernix caseosa

Vernix caseosa, (varnish, cheeselike, latin) also known as vernix, is the waxy or cheese-like white substance found coating the skin of newborn human babies.

Usage examples of "vernix caseosa".

Their folded bodies were scruffy with vernix caseosa, a wax-like substance secreted by fetal sebaceous glands to protect their skin during the long immersion.