Vernix Caseosa Definition

kāsē-ōsə
noun
Vernix.
American Heritage Medicine
(obstetrics) The waxy or "cheesy" white substance found coating the skin of newborn humans.
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Origin of Vernix Caseosa

  • New Latin vernix cāseōsa vernix varnish cāseōsa cheeselike

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin vernix (“varnish") + caseosa (“cheesy")

    From Wiktionary

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