Fine, downy hair called lanugo develops on her arms, legs, and back. From Wordnik.com. [Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn] Reference
Five months after conception, human fetuses grow a thin coat of hair, called lanugo, all over their bodies. From Wordnik.com. [Coyne on ID in The New Republic - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
The human embryo possesses a complete coat of hair, called the lanugo, which usually disappears before birth. From Wordnik.com. [The Doctrine of Evolution Its Basis and Its Scope] Reference
This covering, which is called the lanugo, and sometimes extends even to the whole forehead, ears, and face, is shed before birth. From Wordnik.com. [Darwin, and After Darwin (Vol. 1 and 3, of 3) An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions] Reference
Newborn ribbon seals have a coat of soft, white hair called lanugo that provides insulation until they grow a thick layer of blubber. From Wordnik.com. Reference
Both boys were limp, wrinkly and covered with fine black hair, known as lanugo, which all fetuses develop but shed at around 33 weeks of gestation. From Wordnik.com. [The Preemie Prism: As her twins enter high school, a mom reflects on their perilous journey] Reference
Up to this time the body has been covered with a fine hair called lanugo. From Wordnik.com. [Herself Talks with Women Concerning Themselves] Reference
The hair on her head grows, the lanugo on her body almost disappears, and fat is deposited under her skin. From Wordnik.com. [Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn] Reference
On the ship, I had been as light as lanugo, and my new leg had given me, perhaps, more confidence than it could support. From Wordnik.com. [The Urth of the New Sun]
They are susceptible to temperature stresses until they grow a blubber layer and shed their lanugo, the white, wooly coat they're born with. From Wordnik.com. [Feds Seek To List Seals As Threatened Due To Climate Change Impacts] Reference
“Postmature babies” at birth have an absence of lanugo, scant vernix caseosa; long fingernails and toenails; and dry, peeling, or cracked skin. From Wordnik.com. [Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn] Reference
He thinks this is important for evolution because sometimes evolutionists say Y lanugo, shared errors in pseudogenes, etc. can “only” be explained by common ancestry. From Wordnik.com. [If and only if Cornelius Hunter made sense, then... - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
Coyne also reveals to his reader what he considers to be his favorite evidentiary example of all: the fetal lanugo, a coat of "fur" human fetuses develop at around 6 months that is later shed before birth. From Wordnik.com. [Stuart Whatley: On Darwin's Birthday, Examining Why Evolution Is True] Reference
Various endogenous and swallowed sources: mucus, bile, intestinal epithelial cells, lanugo (fine body hairs that are normally shed before birth), and vernix caseosa (a lubricating sebaceous secretion of the skin). From Wordnik.com. [I did not know that: fetuses urinate and (can) poop] Reference
The thickened sole of the unborn infant, however, like the lanugo or hairy covering, is probably a result of the direct inheritance of ancestral stages of evolution, of which the embryo presents a condensed epitome. From Wordnik.com. [Are the Effects of Use and Disuse Inherited? An Examination of the View Held by Spencer and Darwin] Reference
The lanugo has largely disappeared from the trunk. From Wordnik.com. [I. Embryology. 14. The Form of the Embryo at Different Stages of Its Growth] Reference
A normal sebaceous gland in connection with a lanugo hair. From Wordnik.com. [Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine] Reference
The hairs were of lanugo-like character, but dark in color. From Wordnik.com. [Studies in the Psychology of Sex, Volume 5 Erotic Symbolism; The Mechanism of Detumescence; The Psychic State in Pregnancy] Reference
In addition there were neither eyebrows nor eyelashes and nowhere a trace of lanugo. From Wordnik.com. [Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine] Reference
Also, like many preemies, Chase had lanugo -- a fine hair that covers the face and body. From Wordnik.com. [Lead Stories from AOL] Reference
The body is covered by fine hairs (lanugo) and the deposit of vernix caseosa is considerable. From Wordnik.com. [I. Embryology. 14. The Form of the Embryo at Different Stages of Its Growth] Reference
The skin assumes a pink color and is now entirely coated with vernix caseosa, and the lanugo begins to disappear. From Wordnik.com. [I. Embryology. 14. The Form of the Embryo at Different Stages of Its Growth] Reference
Pups are born with a wooly white lanugo coat, which they shed after the period of lactation, which lasts for 3-5 weeks. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
I have included the down on the human body and the lanugo on the foetus as a rudimentary representation of a hairy coat. From Wordnik.com. [More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2] Reference
Up to the sixth month of the ante-natal sleep the body is covered, all but the palms and soles, with longish hair (the lanugo), which usually disappears before birth. From Wordnik.com. [The Outline of Science, Vol. 1 (of 4) A Plain Story Simply Told] Reference
About the fifth month the fetal hairs (lanugo) appear, first on the head and then on the other parts; they drop off after birth, and give place to the permanent hairs. From Wordnik.com. [X. The Organs of the Senses and the Common Integument. 2. The Common Integument] Reference
On the faces of women, if the hairs are coarse or large, electrolysis constitutes the only satisfactory method; if the hairs are small and lanugo-like, the operation is not to be advised. From Wordnik.com. [Essentials of Diseases of the Skin Including the Syphilodermata Arranged in the Form of Questions and Answers Prepared Especially for Students of Medicine] Reference
Your baby’s body may also still have lanugo, the downy hair that covered her body while in the womb. From Wordnik.com. [The Official Lamaze® Guide] Reference
You may also notice lanugo fine, downy body hair on your baby’s back, shoulders, forehead, ears, and face—especially if he’s premature. From Wordnik.com. [Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn] Reference
Vernix caseosa and lanugo fine, downy hair on her body are abundant, her fingernails and toenails haven’t grown out, and her tiny ears are soft and hug her head. From Wordnik.com. [Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn] Reference
Downy hair lanugo covers body. From Wordnik.com. [Pregnancy, Childbirth, and the Newborn] Reference
Down (lanugo), on human body. From Wordnik.com. [More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2] Reference
Eschricht, on lanugo on human embryo. From Wordnik.com. [More Letters of Charles Darwin — Volume 2] Reference
Primáq; par adeò sacræ lanugo senectæ. From Wordnik.com. [Chronicles of England, Scotland and Ireland (2 of 6): England (5 of 12) Henrie the Second] Reference
Leonor's lanugo - Ripperton - Perspectiv. From Wordnik.com. [djFRIENDLY's playlists 9-15/9 2010 - DJ Friendly's MySpace Blog |] Reference
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