VERNIX CASEOSA Definition & Meaning

vernix caseosa

[ vur-niks key-see-oh-suh ]

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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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< New Latin: cheeselike varnish

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To be more scientific and appropriate, I clarified that I meant the vernix caseosa, which is Latin for “cheeselike varnish”.

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This now has85 begun to disappear and the skin becomes brighter and is covered with a white, cheesy material called the vernix caseosa.

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