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Vernix caseosa Moderate

Vernix caseosa has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

a white cheeselike protective material that covers the skin of a fetus

2

the waxy or "cheesy" white substance found coating the skin of newborn humans

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
material
Rhyming Words
osa losa gosa dosa sosa mosa rosa cosa tosa xhosa alosa icosa coosa diosa noosa serosa derosa rugosa gamosa lycosa
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