sebaceous
pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling tallow or fat; fatty; greasy.
secreting a fatty substance.
Origin of sebaceous
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How to use sebaceous in a sentence
Like senility, there is no way to stop sebaceous hyperplasia from advancing, either.
From furuncle, abscess, and sebaceous, fatty and fibroid tumors.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman StelwagonThe sebaceous ducts or glands, or both, become blocked up with retained secretion and epithelial cells.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman StelwagonA boil is an inflammatory formation having its starting point in a sebaceous-gland, sweat-gland, or hair-follicle.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman StelwagonThe inflammation starts simultaneously from numerous points, from the hair-follicles, sweat-glands or sebaceous glands.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman Stelwagon
The gland-ducts are enlarged, patulous or plugged with sebaceous and epithelial matter.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin | Henry Weightman Stelwagon
British Dictionary definitions for sebaceous
/ (sɪˈbeɪʃəs) /
of or resembling sebum, fat, or tallow; fatty
secreting fat or a greasy lubricating substance
Origin of sebaceous
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