sebaceous gland

1. 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 oil
   subtypes:

   • 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: glandulae sebaceae, sebaceous follicle

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