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vernix caseosa

[ vur-niks key-see-oh-suh ]

noun

, Medicine/Medical.
  1. the fatty matter, consisting chiefly of dead epidermal cells and sebaceous secretions, covering the skin of a fetus and newborn.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of vernix caseosa1

< New Latin: cheeselike varnish

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