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VERNIX CASEOSA
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Dictionary entry overview: What does vernix caseosa mean?
• VERNIX CASEOSA (noun)
The noun VERNIX CASEOSA has 1 sense:
1. a white cheeselike protective material that covers the skin of a fetus
Familiarity information: VERNIX CASEOSA used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A white cheeselike protective material that covers the skin of a fetus
Classified under:
Nouns denoting substances
Synonyms:
vernix; vernix caseosa
Hypernyms ("vernix caseosa" is a kind of...):
material; stuff (the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object)
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