lanugon.

Brit.

/ləˈnjuːɡəʊ/, U.S.

/ləˈn(j)uɡoʊ/

Etymology: Latin < lāna wool.

Science.

Fine soft hair or down, or a surface resembling this; spec. that covering the human fœtus.

ΘΚΠ

the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [noun] > softness and downiness or fluffiness > downy or fluffy substance

down1542

flue1589

lanugo1677

fluff1790

oose1822

the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [noun] > down > of fetus or baby

paddock-hair1808

lanugo1871

the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > embryo or fetus > membranes, etc., of embryo or fetus > [noun] > substances covering fetus

vernix1846

lanugo1871

1677 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 12 904 The lanugo seen upon a Peach, Quince, or the like.

1767 Ann. Reg. 1766 Misc. Ess. 192/1 A Monchinel-apple falling into the sea and lying in the water will contract a lanugo of salt-petre.

1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man I. i. 25 The..so-called lanugo, with which the human foetus during the sixth month is thickly covered.

1877 L. A. Duhring Pract. Treat. Dis. Skin 33 Very fine, soft hair, called lanugo, found upon the face, trunk, and other regions.

Compounds

attributive and in other combinations.

ΚΠ

1891 W. A. Jamieson Dis. Skin (ed. 3) i. 4 The small lanugo hairs seem as if dependents of the sebaceous glands.

1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. III. 686 A tuft of delicate lanugo-like hairs.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	lanugo
释义	lanugon. Brit. /ləˈnjuːɡəʊ/, U.S. /ləˈn(j)uɡoʊ/ Etymology: Latin < lāna wool. Science. Fine soft hair or down, or a surface resembling this; spec. that covering the human fœtus. ΘΚΠ the world > matter > constitution of matter > softness > types of softness > [noun] > softness and downiness or fluffiness > downy or fluffy substance down1542 flue1589 lanugo1677 fluff1790 oose1822 the world > life > the body > hair > types of hair > [noun] > down > of fetus or baby paddock-hair1808 lanugo1871 the world > life > biology > biological processes > procreation or reproduction > embryo or fetus > membranes, etc., of embryo or fetus > [noun] > substances covering fetus vernix1846 lanugo1871 1677 Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 12 904 The lanugo seen upon a Peach, Quince, or the like. 1767 Ann. Reg. 1766 Misc. Ess. 192/1 A Monchinel-apple falling into the sea and lying in the water will contract a lanugo of salt-petre. 1871 C. Darwin Descent of Man I. i. 25 The..so-called lanugo, with which the human foetus during the sixth month is thickly covered. 1877 L. A. Duhring Pract. Treat. Dis. Skin 33 Very fine, soft hair, called lanugo, found upon the face, trunk, and other regions. Compounds attributive and in other combinations. ΚΠ 1891 W. A. Jamieson Dis. Skin (ed. 3) i. 4 The small lanugo hairs seem as if dependents of the sebaceous glands. 1897 T. C. Allbutt et al. Syst. Med. III. 686 A tuft of delicate lanugo-like hairs. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1901; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1677
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