la·nu·go

(lə-no͞o′gō, -nyo͞o′-)

n. pl. la·nu·gos

A covering of fine, soft hair, especially that found on the fetus or newborn of a human or other mammal.

[Middle English, pith, from Latin lānūgō, down, from lāna, wool.]

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lanugo

(ləˈnjuːɡəʊ)

n, pl -gos

(Biology) a layer of fine hairs, esp the covering of the human fetus before birth

[C17: from Latin: down, from lāna wool]

lanuginous, laˈnugiˌnose adj

laˈnuginousness n

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la•nu•go

(ləˈnu goʊ, -ˈnyu-)

n., pl. -gos.

a coat of delicate, downy hairs, esp. that with which the human fetus is covered.

[1670–80; < Latin lānūgō pubescent hair, down, derivative of lāna wool]

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun

lanugo - the fine downy hair covering a human fetus; normally shed during the ninth month of gestation

pile, down - fine soft dense hair (as the fine short hair of cattle or deer or the wool of sheep or the undercoat of certain dogs)

Translations

la·nu·go

n. lanugo, vellosidad, pelusilla suave que cubre el cuerpo del feto.

English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012

lanugo

n lanugo, vello de los bebés

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In addition to acquired blindness, he presented dysmorphic features: a broad-based flat nose, poor dental status, xerostomia and lanugo, thin legs, genu valgus, genu recurvatum, hyperlaxity, and clinodactyly of 4th and 5th fingers of the right hand and the left and right fifth toe.

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