Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A waxy white protective substance consisting of desquamated epithelial cells and sebaceous matter that covers the skin of a fetus.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In medicine, used in the phrase vernix caseosa, a fatty matter covering the skin of the fetus.
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- noun medicine
Vernix caseosa ; a fatty deposit covering the skin ofnewborn babies.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a white cheeselike protective material that covers the skin of a fetus
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Her skin is wrinkled and covered with a creamy protective coating called vernix caseosa.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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Her skin is wrinkled and covered with a creamy protective coating called vernix caseosa.
Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn Penny Simkin 2010
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Cheesy material — called vernix caseosa — covers the body, providing a protective dressing for the skin, which is reddened, moist, and deeply creased.
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A white, creamy substance called vernix may cover her body.
The Simple Guide to Having a Baby Janet Whalley 2005
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Most babies have a white, creamy substance called vernix on their skin right after birth.
The Simple Guide to Having a Baby Janet Whalley 2005
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Most babies have a white, creamy substance called vernix on their skin right after birth.
The Simple Guide to Having a Baby Janet Whalley 2005
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A white, creamy substance called vernix may cover her body.
The Simple Guide to Having a Baby Janet Whalley 2005
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A white, creamy substance called vernix may cover her body.
The Simple Guide to Having a Baby Janet Whalley 2005
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Most babies have a white, creamy substance called vernix on their skin right after birth.
The Simple Guide to Having a Baby Janet Whalley 2005
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This now has begun to disappear and the skin becomes brighter and is covered with a white, cheesy material called the vernix caseosa.
kad commented on the word vernix
A waxy white protective substance covering the skin of a fetus.
September 2, 2007
john commented on the word vernix
"Week 38: Most of the baby's downy hair, lanugo, and whitish coating, vernix, is disappearing."
WebMD
October 3, 2007