lanugo
a coat of delicate, downy hairs, especially that with which the human fetus or a newborn infant is covered.
Origin of lanugo
1Words Nearby lanugo
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How to use lanugo in a sentence
I have included the down on the human body and the lanugo on the foetus as a rudimentary representation of a hairy coat.
More Letters of Charles Darwin Volume II | Charles DarwinMan comes into the world covered almost entirely with lanugo or short fine hair.
The Races of Man | Joseph DenikerUp to this time the body has been covered with a fine hair called lanugo.
Herself | E. B. Lowry
British Dictionary definitions for lanugo
/ (ləˈnjuːɡəʊ) /
a layer of fine hairs, esp the covering of the human fetus before birth
Origin of lanugo
1Derived forms of lanugo
- lanuginous (ləˈnjuːdʒɪnəs) or lanuginose, adjective
- lanuginousness, noun
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Scientific definitions for lanugo
[ lə-nōō′gō ]
A covering of fine, soft hair or hairlike structures, as on a leaf, insect, or human fetus.
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