VERNIX CASEOSA


Meaning of VERNIX CASEOSA in English

/verr"niks kay'see oh"seuh/ , Med.

the fatty matter, consisting chiefly of dead epidermal cells and sebaceous secretions, covering the skin of a fetus and newborn.

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Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .