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Sebaceous gland — Infobox Anatomy Name = Sebaceous gland Latin = glandula sebacea GraySubject = 234 GrayPage = 1069 Caption = Schematic view of a hair follicle with sebaceous gland. Caption2 = Cross section of all skin layers. A hair follicle with associated… … Wikipedia
sebaceous gland — any of the cutaneous glands that secrete oily matter for lubricating hair and skin. [1720 30] * * * Small oil producing gland in the skin, usually connected to a hair follicle by a duct into which it releases sebum, a component of the slightly… … Universalium
sebaceous gland — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms sebaceous gland : singular sebaceous gland plural sebaceous glands medical an organ in your body that allows a type of oil called sebum to flow onto your skin and hair to keep them soft … English dictionary
Sebaceous gland — A normal gland of the skin which empties an oily secretion into the hair follicle near the surface of the skin. * * * sebaceous gland n any of the small sacculated glands lodged in the substance of the derma, usu. opening into the hair follicles … Medical dictionary
Sebaceous gland carcinoma — is a rare and aggressive form of cancer involving the sebaceous glands; sebaceous adenoma is a more benign neoplasm of the sebaceous glands … Wikipedia
sebaceous gland — noun a cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin • Syn: ↑sebaceous follicle, ↑glandulae sebaceae • Hypernyms: ↑oil gland • Hyponyms: ↑Meibomian gland, ↑tarsal gland, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
sebaceous gland — noun A gland of the skin which secretes an oily substance, sebum, usually into a hair follicle near the surface of the skin. Syn: sebaceous follicle, glandulae sebaceae … Wiktionary
sebaceous gland — noun a small gland in the skin which secretes a lubricating oily matter (sebum) into the hair follicles to lubricate the skin and hair … English new terms dictionary
sebaceous gland — seba′ceous gland n. anat. any of the cutaneous glands that secrete oily matter for lubricating hair and skin • Etymology: 1720–30 … From formal English to slang
sebaceous gland — /səbeɪʃəs ˈglænd/ (say suhbayshuhs gland) noun any of the cutaneous glands which secrete oily matter for lubricating hair and skin …
