Lanugo

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Lanugo \La*nu"go\, n. [See {Lanuginose}.] (Anat.)
     The soft woolly hair which covers most parts of the mammal
     fetus, and in man is shed before or soon after birth.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  lanugo
       n : the fine downy hair covering a human fetus; normally shed
           during the ninth month of gestation