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‖ vernix|ˈvɜːnɪks|
[med.L.: see varnish n.1]
1. Varnish. Obs. rare.
1573Art of Limming 9 To make a kynde of colouring called Vernix wherewith you may vernishe golde, siluer, or any other colour or payntinges.
2. Med. In full, vernix caseosa [mod.L. caseōsus, f. L. caseus cheese]. A greasy deposit covering the skin of a baby at birth.
1846Dunglison Dict. Med. Sci. (ed. 6) 785/1 Vernix caseosa. 1882W. T. Lusk Sci. & Art of Midwifery iii. 75 In the fifth month the surface of the fetal body is covered by the vernix caseosa, a whitish substance composed of..surface epithelium, down, and the products of the sebacious glands. 1956Nature 18 Feb. 330/1 The specimens [of amniotic fluid] were centrifuged and the vernix and supernatant fluid removed. 1978Jrnl. R. Soc. Med. LXXI. 212 Copious vernix caseosa is often present. 1980Brit. Med. Jrnl. 25 Oct. 1138/1 With difficulty but determination she gave birth to an enormous child coated in so much vernix that it seemed to wear a cream cheese pack. |