sebaceous : Idioms & Phrases

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Sebaceous cyst

  • noun a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked
    pilar cyst; wen; steatocystoma.
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  • (Med.), a cyst formed by distention of a sebaceous gland, due to obstruction of its excretory duct.
Webster 1913

sebaceous follicle

  • noun a cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin
    sebaceous gland; glandulae sebaceae; sebaceous follicle.
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sebaceous gland

  • noun a cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin
    sebaceous gland; glandulae sebaceae; sebaceous follicle.
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Sebaceous glands

  • noun a cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin
    sebaceous gland; glandulae sebaceae; sebaceous follicle.
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  • (Anat.), small subcutaneous glands, usually connected with hair follicles. They secrete an oily semifluid matter, composed in great part of fat, which softens and lubricates the hair and skin.
Webster 1913