lanugo

Example Sentences

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The fuzz with which some babies are born is called lanugo.

From Washington Post • Jun. 23, 2022

In the beginning of life, there was you and your lanugo.

From Slate • Sep. 24, 2014

Like ringed seals, newborn ribbon seals have a coat of lanugo and cannot survive submersion in icy water until after they’ve formed the blubber layer.

From Washington Times • Jul. 11, 2014

A silky hair called lanugo also covers the skin during weeks 17–20, but it is shed as the fetus continues to grow.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Mr. Forrest went on to review the testimony of the experts as to the hair and blood, and ridiculed the testimony of Professor Tolman in regard to his microscopical examinations of what he called lanugo.

From The Crime of the Century or, The Assassination of Dr. Patrick Henry Cronin by Hunt, Henry M.