SEBACEOUS GLANDS

Definition: SEBACEOUS GLANDS

SEBACEOUS GLANDS

1. (Anat.), small subcutaneous glands, usually connected with hair follicles. They secrete an oily semifluid matter, composed in great part of fat, which softens and lubricates the hair and skin.

Source: Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Specialty Definitions: SEBACEOUS GLANDS

Domain	Definitions
Health	Small, sacculated organs found in the corium of the dermis. Each gland has a single duct that emerges from a cluster of oval alveoli. Each alveolus consists of a transparent basement membrane enclosing epithelial cells. The ducts from most sebaceous glands open into hair follicles, but some open on the general surface of the skin. Sebaceous glands secrete sebum. (references)
Medicine	Small alveolar glands, usually associated and connected with hair follicles. Source: European Union. (references)
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Commercial Usage: SEBACEOUS GLANDS

Domain	Title
Books	Sebaceous Glands, Acne and Related Disorders: Basic and Clinical Research, Clinical Entities and Treatment (Dermatology) (reference) The Physiology and Pathophysiology of the Skin: The Sebaceous Glands (reference) The sebaceous glands in the vermilion border of the lips and in the oral mucosa of man (reference) (more book examples)
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Modern Translations: SEBACEOUS GLANDS

Language		Translations for "SEBACEOUS GLANDS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.
Danish		talgkirtler (follicular glands). (various references)

Dutch		talgklier, glandula sebacea. (various references)

French		glandes sébacées. (various references)

German		Talgdrüsen, Glandulae sebaceae. (various references)

Italian		ghiandole sebipare, ghiandole sebacee. (various references)

Pig Latin		ebaceoussay andsglay

Russian		сальные железы. (various references)
Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Anagrams: SEBACEOUS GLANDS

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