A gray-white waxy substance consisting of sebaceous gland secretions, lanugo and epithelial cells that covers the fetus during the last part of the pregnancy. It is thought to protect the skin of the baby from being submerged in the amniotic fluid as well as providing warmth and heat regulation to the undeveloped fetus.
Oily substance on a neonate's skin that protects against infection. (85)
A protective, cheeselike, whitish substance made up of sebum and desquamated epithelial cells that is present on the fetal skin.
A white, cheese-like substance that covers and protects a newborn's skin.
a white cheese-like protective material that covers the skin of a fetus
The vernix is a greasy, white substance which covers a fetus in utero. It protects the fetus' skin.
a white substance that covers the skin of the fetus (while inside the uterus) and helps to protect the fetus.
This cheesy or waxy substance that coats the fetus in the uterus is believed to protect the skin from exposure to amniotic fluid. Premature babies will be covered with a lot of vernix caseosa, while post-term babies will have almost none.
Cheesy substance covering the baby's skin.
White cheese-like substance that covers the fetus in the uterus to protect it in the amniotic fluid towards the end of the pregnancy.
A slippery, white, fatty substance covering the skin of a fetus.
