vernix

• Sustancia blanca y cremosa o caseosa que recubre y protege la piel del feto durante el embarazo.

A noun referring to the white, cheese-like substance that covers and protects the skin of a fetus.

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1. Fetal skin coatingC1formalmedical

   A white, cheese-like substance that covers and protects the skin of a fetus in the womb.

   Vérnix caseoso

   • The newborn was still covered in vernix after birth.
   • Vernix caseosa helps protect the baby's skin from amniotic fluid.
   • Doctors noted a thick layer of vernix on the infant's skin.

   Sinónimosvernix caseosa