lanugo
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goʊ, -ˈnyu- noun, plural la·nu·gos. Biology.
a coat of delicate, downy hairs, especially that with which the human fetus or a newborn infant is covered.
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lanugo (ləˈnjuːɡəʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -gos | |
| a layer of fine hairs, esp the covering of the human fetus before birth | |
| [C17: from Latin: down, from lāna wool] | |
| lanuginous | |
| —adj | |
| la'nuginose | |
| —adj | |
| la'nuginousness | |
| —n | |
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Lanugo
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Medical Dictionary
lanugo la·nu·go (lə-n&oomacr;'gō, -ny&oomacr;'-)
n. pl. la·nu·gos
The fine, soft hair that grows on a fetus and is present on a newborn. Also called lanugo hair.
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Science Dictionary
lanugo (lə-n 'gō) Pronunciation Key
A covering of fine, soft hair or hairlike structures, as on a leaf, insect, or human fetus. |
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Example sentences
Lanugo are fine hairs found on newborns, lost shortly after birth.
Ribbon seals are born with a natal coat of soft, white hair called lanugo, which provides insulation in air.
Pups are born covered in lanugo, a white wooly hair that insulates them until they can build fat reserves.
Ribbon seal pups are born with a wooly white lanugo coat that is molted after four to five weeks.
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