Vernix
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈvɜːnɪks/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Vernix is a noun meaning (obstetrics, medicine) Vernix caseosa; a fatty deposit covering the skin of newborn babies.
Meaning
(obstetrics, medicine) Vernix caseosa; a fatty deposit covering the skin of newborn babies.
Example Sentences
The cheesy stuff is called vernix, and it's a natural moisturizer that protects the baby's skin while she's in the womb.
But when – like Troy in the end of the film – you are presented for the first time with an angry, purple, bloody, vernix-covered, shit-smeared, breathing human being, everything changes.
Related Words
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