Vernix in A Sentence

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    Also known as Rhus vernix or Toxicondendron vernix, poison sumac differs in appearance from the three-leaf clusters of poison ivy and oak.

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    Around week 27, your baby is covered in vernix, a creamy white substance that protects your baby from the amniotic fluid.

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    By birth, vernix has almost disappeared, though you may see some in your baby's skin creases.

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    Poison Sumach (Rhus Vernix) - This is a shrub or, in its own country, a small tree with pinnate leaves, and growing in swamps in southern Ontario and the coast district of the eastern States.

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    Some babies are covered with a greasy, white substance called vernix.

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    Vernix coats your baby and helps protect his/her skin from amniotic fluid.