sebaceous

səˈbeɪʃəs

Definition

Definition of sebaceous - Reverso English Dictionary

Adjective

oil-producing

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producing an oily secretion associated with hair follicles

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Sebaceous glands are vital for healthy skin and hair..

fatty

greasy

oily

fat-like

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relating to or resembling fat or grease

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The sebaceous substance was slippery to touch..

greasy

oily

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Expressions with sebaceous

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sebaceous cyst

small bump under skin filled with oily substance

The doctor removed a sebaceous cyst from her scalp.

sebaceous gland

skin gland secreting oily substance sebum

The sebaceous gland helps keep the skin moisturized.

Origin of sebaceous

Latin, sebaceus (tallow) + -ous (full of)

Terms with sebaceous included in their meaning

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eye infection

medical

infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid

sty

medical

infection of the eyelid's sebaceous gland

hordeolum

eye infection

infection of the eyelid's sebaceous gland

Meibomian gland

medical

sebaceous gland in eyelids secreting oils for lubrication

nevus sebaceus

medical

congenital skin lesion involving sebaceous glands

pilosebaceous

adj.

medical

relating to hair follicles and sebaceous glands

Examples of sebaceous in a sentence

Sebaceous secretions help keep the skin moisturized.
The sebaceous glands produce oil.
His skin was covered in sebaceous cysts.

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French:sébacé, gras, ...
German:ölproduzierend, fettig, ...
Italian:sebaceo, untuoso, ...
Spanish:sebáceo, grasiento, ...
Portuguese:sebáceo, ...
Chinese:分泌油脂的, 脂肪样的, ...
Japanese:皮脂腺の, 脂肪性, ...
Arabic:دُهْنِيّ, شَحْمِيّ, ...
Hebrew:שׁוּמָנִי, שָׁמְנִי, ...
Russian:сальные, сальный, ...
Ukrainian:сальні, жироподібний, ...
Hindi:तैलीय, वसामय, ...
Bengali:তৈলাক্ত, চর্বিযুক্ত, ...
Catalan:sebaci, gras, ...
Czech:mazový, mastný, ...
Danish:talgkirtler, fedt, ...
Dutch:talgproducerend, vetachtig, ...
Greek:σμηγματογόνος, λιπαρός, ...
Hungarian:faggyútermelő, zsíros, ...
Khmer:បញ្ចេញខ្លាញ់, ខ្លាញ់, ...
Korean:피지선의, 지방 같은, ...
Persian:چربی‌زا, چرب‌مانند, ...
Polish:łojowy, tłuszczowy, ...
Portuguese (BR):oleoso, gorduroso, ...
Romanian:sebaceu, grasos, ...
Swedish:talgproducerande, fettliknande, ...
Thai:ผลิตน้ำมัน, คล้ายไขมัน, ...
Turkish:yağ üreten, yağ benzeri, ...
Vietnamese:tiết dầu, giống mỡ, ...

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Definition of sebaceous - Reverso English Dictionary

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