vernix caseosa
[ vur-niks key-see-oh-suh ]
nounMedicine/Medical.
the fatty matter, consisting chiefly of dead epidermal cells and sebaceous secretions, covering the skin of a fetus and newborn.
Origin of vernix caseosa
1<New Latin: cheeselike varnish
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