Definitions for "Vellus"
Keywords:  downy, sebaceous, palms, lanugo, pili
Lanugo hair; the fine, downy light colored hair that appears on the body with the exception of the palms and soles.
the soft, fine hair covering all parts of the body except palms, soles and areas where other types of hair are normally found. True vellus hairs have no erector pili muscle, but have large sebaceous glands. Vellus scalp hairs achieve lengths less than 1 cm
A soft, wispy, barely noticeable hair located all over the body.