Sebaceous Definition

sĭ-bāshəs
adjective
Of or like fat, tallow, or sebum; esp., designating certain skin glands that secrete sebum.
Webster's New World
Secreting fat or sebum.
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Origin of Sebaceous

  • Latin sēbum tallow –aceous

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Sebaceous Sentence Examples

  • Sebaceous glands secrete sebum that keeps the hair shiny and waterproof to some extent.

  • The skin is full of ' sebaceous glands ' which maintain the health of the skin.

  • They feed on epidermal tissue debris, parts of feathers, sebaceous secretions and blood.

  • For some children, these hormonal changes affect the skin, particularly the sebaceous glands, making them overactive.

  • In this event, the sebaceous glands excrete an excess of sebum to the point that it builds up into a waxy plaque on the scalp and sometimes the face.

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