The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Lanugo \La*nu"go\, n. [See Lanuginose.] (Anat.) The soft woolly hair which covers most parts of the mammal fetus, and in man is shed before or soon after birth. [1913 Webster]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
lanugo n 1: the fine downy hair covering a human fetus; normally shed during the ninth month of gestation