单词 | lanugo |
释义 | lanugo[ luh-noo-goh, -nyoo- ] / ləˈnu goʊ, -ˈnyu- / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lanugo ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural la·nu·gos.Biology.a coat of delicate, downy hairs, especially that with which the human fetus or a newborn infant is covered. Origin of lanugo1670–80; <Latin lānūgō wooliness, down, derivative of lānawool Words nearby lanugolanthanum, lanthorn, Lantsang, lanuginose, lanuginous, lanugo, Lanús, lanyard, Lanza, Lanzarote, Lanzhou Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lanugo
British Dictionary definitions for lanugolanugo / (ləˈnjuːɡəʊ) / noun plural -gosa layer of fine hairs, esp the covering of the human fetus before birth Derived forms of lanugolanuginous (ləˈnjuːdʒɪnəs) or lanuginose, adjectivelanuginousness, nounWord Origin for lanugoC17: from Latin: down, from lāna wool Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for lanugolanugo [ lə-nōō′gō, ] n. pl. la•nu•gosThe fine, soft hair that grows on a fetus and is present on a newborn.lanugo hair The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for lanugolanugo [ lə-nōō′gō ] A covering of fine, soft hair or hairlike structures, as on a leaf, insect, or human fetus. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. |
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