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Sebaceous(medicine)
sebaceous(dictionary)
sebaceous gland(encyclopedia)
Sebaceous glands(health)
Sebaceous cyst(health)
Cyst, sebaceous(health)
sebaceous tubercle(medicine)
sebaceous horn(medicine)
sebaceous gland(medicine)

sebaceous (iou)



sebaceous adjective. E18.
[from Latin sebaceus, from sebum tallow: see -ACEOUS.]
Of the nature of sebum; connected with the secretion of sebum. E18.
sebaceous crypt, sebaceous duct, sebaceous follicle, etc. sebaceous gland a small gland of a type distributed over the skin of mammals, esp. associated with hair follicles, which secretes oily matter (sebum) to lubricate the skin and hair.
Of, pertaining to, or resembling tallow or fat; oily, fatty, greasy. rare. L18.
Medicine. Of a cyst or lesion: formed on or associated with a sebaceous gland or glands. L19.