Get to know Lanugo better with 2 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like down or pile.
Lanugo in a sentence
Lanugo meaning
Soft down or fine hair, specifically that covering the human foetus or a tumorous area.
Using Lanugo
- The main meaning on this page is: Soft down or fine hair, specifically that covering the human foetus or a tumorous area.
- Useful related words include: down, pile.
Context around Lanugo
- Average sentence length in these examples: 20 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 1 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Lanugo
- In this selection, "lanugo" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 20 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, fleece stand out and add context to how "lanugo" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a fleece lanugo which enveloped and lanugo is the. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "lanugo" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with lanugo
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Lanugo is the soft fur on newborn pups. (8 words)
On 7 December, a baby was born with a fleece (lanugo), which enveloped it from its head to its knees, leaving only its face, arms and lower part of its legs free. (32 words)
On 7 December, a baby was born with a fleece (lanugo), which enveloped it from its head to its knees, leaving only its face, arms and lower part of its legs free. (32 words)
Lanugo is the soft fur on newborn pups. (8 words)
Example sentences (2)
Lanugo is the soft fur on newborn pups.
On 7 December, a baby was born with a fleece (lanugo), which enveloped it from its head to its knees, leaving only its face, arms and lower part of its legs free.