LANUGO

lanugo

(noun) the fine downy hair covering a human fetus; normally shed during the ninth month of gestation

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Noun

lanugo (countable and uncountable, plural lanugos)

Soft down or fine hair, specifically that covering the human foetus or a tumorous area.

Anagrams

• Angulo, Lugano

Source: Wiktionary

La*nu"go, n. Etym: [See Lanuginose.] (Anat.)

Definition: The soft woolly hair which covers most parts of the mammal fetus, and in man is shed before or soon after birth.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition