Vellus Definition

Vellus Sentence Examples

• Minoxidil may speed hair growth and help thicken weak vellus hairs, but the results are varied.

• As a mature physical characteristic, chest and abdominal hair is coarser, thicker, and more unruly than vellus or "peach fuzz" hair that is routinely associated with children or women.

• Vellus is sometimes called "peach fuzz" and is often colorless.

• Intermediate are hairs that are between the vellus and terminal stages.

• As women age, their fine, vellus hair converts to terminal hair, growing longer, darker, and coarser.