(from the article `hair`) ...third or fourth month of fetal life and are entirely shed either before or shortly after birth. During the first few months of infancy there grow ... ...properties are similar to those of wool. The animal is usually covered with two types of fibre. An outer coat of shiny, stiff guard hairs affords ... [2 ...
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1. Fine nonpigmented hair covering most of the body. ... 2. A structure that is fleecy or soft and woolly in appearance. ... Origin: L. Fleece ... Vellus olivae inferioris, a stratum of nerve fibres surrounding the inferior olive. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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(vel´әs) the coat of fine hairs that appears after the lanugo hairs are cast off and that persists until puberty. a structure resembling this fine hair.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: vel′ŭs Definitions: 1. Fine nonpigmented hair covering most of the body. 2. A structure that is fleecy or soft and woolly in appearance.
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The soft downy hair found covering the body.
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