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sebaceous gland
noun
- any of the cutaneous glands that secrete oily matter for lubricating hair and skin.
sebaceous gland
/ sĭ-bā′shəs /
- Any of the glands that are found in the skin of mammals and secrete sebum into the hair follicles.
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Word History and Origins
Origin of sebaceous gland1
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Example Sentences
For example, patients with Parkinson disease produce an unusually high amount of sebum,1 a waxy lipid-rich biofluid excreted by the sebaceous glands of the skin, which sensitive noses can detect.
A boil is an inflammatory formation having its starting point in a sebaceous-gland, sweat-gland, or hair-follicle.
A boil results when the infection is located in a hair follicle or sebaceous gland.
This is merely the solidified secretion from the sebaceous gland.
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