Look up: Vernix


  1. vernix
    [n] - a white cheese-like protective material that covers the skin of a fetus
    Found op http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=vernix

  2. Vernix
    A cheesy, white substance that covers a baby's skin at birth. The vernix is secreted by the sebaceous glands around the 20th week to protect the baby's skin from the amniotic fluid.
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20415

  3. Vernix
    the thick, greasy substance that covers the skin of a new-born baby
    Found op http://www.medichecks.com/glossary.cfm?ltr=V

  4. Vernix
    Vernix: More formally known as vernix caseosa, the vernix is a white cheesy substance that covers and protects the skin of the fetus and is still all over the skin of a baby at birth. Vernix is composed of sebum (the oil of the skin) and cells that have sloughed off the fetus' skin. 'Vernix' is the ...
    Found op http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.html?articlekey=9403

  5. vernix
    varnish (dental) ...
    Found op http://www.mondofacto.com/facts/dictionary?vernix

  6. vernix
    vernix caseosa noun a white cheeselike protective material that covers the skin of a fetus
    Found op http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=vernix

  7. vernix
    (vur´niks) Latin word meaning varnish. vernix caseosa the thick white substance composed of sebum and desquamated epithelial cells that provides a protective covering for the skin of the fetus. In the full-term newborn, during the first two or three days of life there is a small ...
    Found op http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  8. Vernix
    A thick, greasy substance, resembling cheese, which covers and protects the baby`s skin in the uterus. Vernix is secreted by the sebaceous glands around the 20th week of gestation to protect the fetus from the amniotic fluid. The covering may be present at birth and it will wash off.
    Found op http://www.pregnology.com/AZ/V/2

  9. vernix
    Type: Term Pronunciation: ver′niks Synonyms: varnish (dental)
    Found op http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictionary.php?t=98264

  10. vernix
    1) Material 2) Stuff 3) Vernix caseosa
    Found op http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/EN/crossword-dictionary/vernix/1

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