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Meaning of LANUGO

Pronunciation:  lu'noogow

 
WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
[n]  the fine downy hair covering a human fetus; normally shed during the ninth month of gestation
 

LANUGO is a 6 letter word that starts with L.

 

 See Also: hair

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\La*nu"go\, n. [See {Lanuginose}.] (Anat.)
The soft woolly hair which covers most parts of the mammal
fetus, and in man is shed before or soon after birth.

 
Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: Fine, downy hair appearing on the skin of a fetus.
 
Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: Lanugo is the downy hair covering a fetus.
 

 

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