Sentences with phrase «waxy white substance»

If they are born this week, they might still have a little lanugo hair on their bodies, or patches of vernix, the waxy white substance that has protected them in the womb.

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Along with other lovelies that make up a newborn's appearance, vernix is a waxy, white - coloured substance that coats the baby's skin.
Vernix is a white, waxy or cheesy - textured substance which is secreted by your baby's sebaceous glands (which produce skin oils after birth) while in the womb.
Vernix caseosa, also known as vernix, is the waxy or cheese - like white substance found coating the skin of newborn human babies.
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