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vernix caseosa
[ vur-niks key-see-oh-suh ]
noun
, Medicine/Medical.
- 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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