VERNIX CASEOSA
\vˈɜːnɪks ke͡ɪsˈə͡ʊsə], \vˈɜːnɪks keɪsˈəʊsə], \v_ˈɜː_n_ɪ_k_s k_eɪ_s_ˈəʊ_s_ə]\
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An unctuous substance composed of sebum and desquamated epithelial cells, which covers the skin of the fetus.
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By William R. Warner
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).