See Also: vernix(medicine)
vernix(dictionary)
Vernix caseosa(health)
vernix caseosa(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
slum(2)(dictionary)
slum(medicine)
slum(encyclopedia)
slum(4)(dictionary)
slum(3)(dictionary)

vernix caseosa (medicine) and slum(4) (iou)


vernix caseosa (medicine)


vernix caseosa


An unctuous substance composed of sebum and desquamated epithelial cells, which covers the skin of the foetus.


slum(4) (iou)



slum verb. Infl. -mm-. M19.
[from SLUM noun1.]
verb trans. & intrans. Do (work) hurriedly and carelessly. M19.
b. spec. Shear (a sheep) in a careless manner. Austral. M20.
verb intrans. & trans. (with it).
a. Visit slums for charitable purposes or out of curiosity. L19.
M. Gee For you it's fun to go slumming with me. But your real life's back there.
b. Accept temporarily a lower standard of living, Travel, etc., than usual; put up with squalid or uncomfortable conditions. E20.
W. McIlvanney 'Beers? For ladies of your obvious sophistication?' 'We're slumming to-day.'