lanugo

Examples

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• Where once his hair grew dark and dense, he now has tiny, colorless lanugo hairs.

  Fiction book (1996)

• The AVAs hidden beneath the lanugo appeared to be closed.

  Academic text (2003)

• Infrared image of a Weddell seal pup reveals the insulating efficiency of its lanugo, or baby fur.

  Academic text (2003)

• She traced her finger along Faith's thigh, ruffling the sparse lanugo hair.

  Fiction book (1994)

• As they grow fatter from nursing, the pups lose their lanugo, add blubber, and acquire the sleek spotted coats of the adults.

  Academic text (2003)

• Weddell seals lack a substantial blubber layer, and so they rely instead on a pajama-like coat of fluffy gray hair called lanugo to retain body heat.

  Academic text (2003)

• Physical signs can include: weakness; oedema - unexplained swelling in the face, hands, and feet; unexplained hair loss; and lanugo - soft, downy hair that grows all over the body. Bulimia

  Academic text (2015)

• Doctors often check for lanugo on newborns to assess their gestational age.

• The presence of lanugo indicates that the fetus is developing normally.

• Fine strands of lanugo can be seen on the skin of a baby before birth.

Synonyms

H

hair

vslanugo

∞ 1.0

Thin strands that grow from the skin of people or animals, especially on the head

is found on unborn humans and is usually shed before birth

Surface Forms

Etymology