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sebaceous glands
plural noun
- the small glands in the skin that secrete sebum into hair follicles and onto most of the body surface except the soles of the feet and the palms of the hands
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Notes
Clogged sebaceous glands can result in pimples.
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Example Sentences
Our follicles are attached to sebaceous glands, which make oil called sebum to add moisture to the hair.
From National Geographic
It also dissolves sebum, an oily, waxy substance produced by the sebaceous glands near your hair follicles.
From Seattle Times
But instead, the culprit in the saliva is a protein called Fel d1, which is produced in a cat's salivary and sebaceous glands.
From Salon
Spots and breakouts are common during high temperatures because there is an excess secretion of oil from our sebaceous glands.
From BBC
Tissues associated with hair follicles — such as sebaceous glands, nerves and their receptors, muscles and fat — developed, too, leading to the formation of remarkably complete skin in a dish9.
From Nature
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