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lanugo

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lanugo /la·nu·go/ (lah-noo´go) the fine hair on the body of the fetus.
la·nu·go (l-ng,)
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
[lanyo̅o̅′gō]
Etymology: L, down
1 the soft, downy hair covering a normal fetus beginning in the fifth month of gestation and almost entirely shed by the ninth month.
2 the fine, soft hair covering all parts of the body except palms, soles, and areas where other types of hair are normally found. Also called vellus hair.
lanugo [lah-nu´go]
the fine hair that covers the body of the fetus and begins to disappear during maturation so that by nine months' gestation it is usually seen only on the shoulders of the newborn.
lanugo
see lanugo hair.
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Health consequences of anorexia nervosa (self-starvation): abnormally low heart rate and low blood pressure (risk of heart failure), reduction of bone density, muscle loss and weakness, severe dehydration, fainting, fatigue, dry hair and skin, and growth of a downy layer of hair called lanugo all over the body.
No discrimination in eating disorders by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
The shortage in oestrogen will lead to them growing lanugo hair, a fine down which appears on the face and arms.
Dr Gareth: Being very thin doesn't make you an anorexic by Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland)
Sea otter pups, born in water, come with a special kind of buoyant fur called a lanugo that floats them like a life jacket.
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