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lanugo /la·nu·go/ (lah-noo´go) the fine hair on the body of the fetus.

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n. pl. la·nu·gos

The fine, soft hair that grows on a fetus and is present on a newborn. Also called lanugo hair.

Lanugo

A soft, downy body hair that develops on the chest and arms of anorexic women.

Mentioned in: Anorexia Nervosa

lanugo

see lanugo hair.

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