glandulae sebaceae
Noun
-
A cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin (synset 105335780)
is a type of: oil gland - a gland that secretes oilsubtypes:
- meibomian gland, tarsal gland - a long sebaceous gland that lubricates the eyelids
- montgomery's tubercle - one of the sebaceous glands on the areolae of the breast that lubricate the breast during breast-feeding
is a part of:- 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
same as: sebaceous follicle, sebaceous gland
Found on Word Lists
Other Searches
- Rhyme: Dillfrog, RhymeZone
- Definition: Wiktionary, Dictionary.com, Wikipedia, Merriam-Webster, WordNet, Power Thesaurus
- Imagery: Google, Flickr, Bing