Associations to the word «Vernix»

Wiktionary

VERNIX, noun. (medicine) Vernix caseosa; a fatty deposit covering the skin of newborn babies.
VERNIX CASEOSA, noun. (obstetrics) the waxy or "cheesy" white substance found coating the skin of newborn humans

Dictionary definition

VERNIX, noun. A white cheeselike protective material that covers the skin of a fetus.

Wise words

There is no sickness worse for me than words that to be kind must lie.
Aeschylus