vernix caseosa

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vernix ca·se·o·sa (k

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[New Latin vernix csesa : vernix, varnish + csesa, cheeselike.]

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vernix caseosa - a white cheeselike protective material that covers the skin of a fetus

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material, stuff - the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object; "coal is a hard black material"; "wheat is the stuff they use to make bread"

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vernix			An artificial version of vernix caseosa could speed up wound healing and treat eczema. Coating that protects fetus' skins accelerates healing by CME: Your SA Journal of CPD Natural vernix caseosa contains a mixture of fatty compounds that waterproof the foetus. Now, artificial 'baby butter' to accelerate healing by Asian News International Now, a cosmetics lesson: Nourishing Night & Day Cream, the newest addition to the Care by Stella McCartney organic skin-care line, uses an ingredient based on vernix caseosa to moisturize and insulate the skin from the potentially damaging effects of temperature change, stress and pollution. BODY > BEAUTIFUL ON THE OUTSIDE by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)			vernalization vernalize Vernant Vernate vernation Verne Verner Verner's Law Vernicle Vernicose vernier vernier caliper Vernier calipers Vernier compass vernier micrometer Vernier Pierre vernier rocket vernier scale Vernier transit Vernile Vernility Vernine Vernish vernissage vernix vernix caseosa Vernoleninsk vernonia Vernonin Verny Verona Veronal Veronese Veronica Veronica agrestis Veronica americana Veronica anagallis-aquatica Veronica arvensis Veronica beccabunga Veronica chamaedrys Veronica michauxii Veronica officinalis Veronica peregrina Veronica serpyllifolia Veronicastrum virginicum Véronique Verpa Verpa bohemica Verpa conica verra Verray			Vernier Engine Cut Off vernier engines vernier micrometer Vernier Pierre vernier rocket vernier rocket Vernier Rocket Motor vernier scale vernier scale vernier scale vernier sextant Vernier thruster Vernier thruster Vernier transit verniers verniers verniers Vernietiging Vernile Vernile Vernility Vernine Vernine Vernish vernissage vernissages vernitel vernix vernix vernix vernix caseosa vernix caseosa peritonitis vernolate vernolate Vernoleninsk Vernon Vernon and District Family History Society Vernon and District Immigrant Services Society Vernon Area Public Library Vernon Area Public Library District Vernon Area Rehabilitation Center Vernon Army Cadet Summer Training Centre Vernon Blythe and Irene Foote Vernon Center Middle School Vernon County Vernon County Senior Citizens' Mini-Bus Program Vernon County, Missouri Vernon County, MO Vernon County, WI Vernon County, Wisconsin Vernon Curling Club Vernon Disability Resource Centre Vernon District Public Library Vernon Elvis Presley Vernon Free Public Library

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