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Lanugo
The fine, downy hair that often covers the shoulders, back, forehead, and cheeks of a fetus of a prematurely born newborn. Lanugo is replaced by more normal appearing hair toward the end of gestation.
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Date Last Modified: 08/27/2003 07:25