sebaceous gland
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sebaceous gland
n.
Any of various glands in the dermis of the skin that open into a hair follicle and produce and secrete sebum.
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seba′ceous gland`
n.
any of the cutaneous glands that secrete oily matter for lubricating hair and skin.
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se·ba·ceous gland
(sĭ-bā′shəs) Any of the glands in the skin that secrete an oily material (called sebum) into the hair follicles.
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sebaceous gland
An exocrine gland in the skin that produces sebum (an oily secretion).
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Noun 1. [画像:sebaceous gland - a cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin]sebaceous gland - a cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin
oil gland - a gland that secretes oil
Meibomian gland, tarsal gland - a long sebaceous gland that lubricates the eyelids; "bacterial infection of a Meibomian gland produces a stye"
Montgomery's tubercle - one of the sebaceous glands on the areolae of the breast that lubricate the breast during breast-feeding
integumentary system - the skin and its appendages
hair follicle - a small tubular cavity containing the root of a hair; small muscles and sebaceous glands are associated with them
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