Talk:Vernix caseosa

Latest comment: 3 years ago by TrangaBellam in topic Hypothesis

Cheese-like?

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Is it really encyclopedic to call it "cheese-like"? 75.118.170.35 (talk) 12:55, 11 June 2010 (UTC)Reply

Given the etymology of "caseosa" as noted in the article, it seems to be the historically dominant metaphor and on that basis an entirely appropriate description. Marktgordon (talk) 19:33, 6 January 2011 (UTC)Reply
Cheese-like is a valid medical symptom description. Cheese has a certain softness, gel-like character and a certain texture. I hate cheese, but certainly know what it looks like. By extrapolation, 'cheese-like' can be applied as a universal description of a symptom, and as such be included in textbooks and applied as a diagnostical tool.194.171.106.2 (talk) 01:39, 23 December 2011 (UTC)Reply
I'm a pediatrician, and it's common practice to refer to babies with a lot of vernix as "cheesy babies." It would be documented as vernix, but in conversation, even among medical professionals, "cheese" is the dominant expression. Hey, we're normal people too ... sort of. glacialfury (talk) 03:46, 7 February 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 164.167.34.67 (talk) Reply

You hate cheese? Are you from planet Earth? 71.91.170.94 (talk) 07:42, 27 October 2013 (UTC)Reply

To be fair, most people on earth have trouble with dairy. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 75.72.186.125 (talk) 01:23, 23 January 2020 (UTC)Reply

Hypothesis

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I Hypothesize that the Vernix caseosa functions as a barrier between the immune system of the mother and the baby. It's just a hypothesis.194.171.106.2 (talk) 01:39, 23 December 2011 (UTC)Reply

Quite implausible. TrangaBellam (talk) 08:32, 4 January 2021 (UTC)Reply