lanugo /la·nu·go/ (lah-noo´go) the fine hair on the body of the fetus.
Lanugo
lanugo
lanugo [lah-nu´go]
la·nu·go (l -n  g ,)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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