vellus hair; fine body hair (medical)
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
vellus hair; fine, soft, non-pigmented hair on the body (excluding scalp, pubic, and axillary hair)
technicalMedical terminology distinguishing vellus hair (fine, short, unpigmented) from terminal hair (thick, pigmented). Commonly found on the face, arms, and torso. The colloquial term 汗毛 is often used interchangeably but less precise.
Yīng婴
ér儿
chū出
shēng生
shí时
，
quán全
shēn身
fù覆
gài盖
zhe着
xì细
ruǎn软
de的
cuì毳
máo毛
。
When babies are born, their whole body is covered with soft vellus hair.
Cuì毳
máo毛
bǐ比
zhōng终
máo毛
xì细
ruǎn软
，
tōng通
cháng常
yán颜
sè色
jiào较
qiǎn浅
。
Vellus hair is finer and softer than terminal hair, and usually lighter in color.
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Suí随
zhe着
nián年
líng龄
de的
zēng增
zhǎng长
，
bù部
fen分
cuì毳
máo毛
kě可
néng能
huì会
zhuǎn转
biàn变
wéi为
zhōng终
máo毛
。
As age increases, some vellus hair may transform into terminal hair.