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glabrous
[ gley-bruhs ]
adjective
- having a surface devoid of hair or pubescence.
glabrous
/ ˈɡleɪbreɪt; -brɪt; ˈɡleɪbrəs /
adjective
- biology without hair or a similar growth; smooth
a glabrous stem
Derived Forms
- ˈdzܲԱ, noun
Other 51Թ Forms
- ܲ·bdzܲ adjective
51Թ History and Origins
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of glabrous1
Example Sentences
Meissner corpuscle These nerve receptors lie just beneath the epidermis of glabrous skin, where they detect movement across the skin and fluttering touch.
Try applying the samples on both the glabrous skin of the lips and the hairy skin of the forearm.
When she meets him, Elsa has the impression "that his body was more like that of a sea lion" – Finn is entirely glabrous.
Aug., Sept.—Leaves and sheaths very hairy, or nearly glabrous; the former about 1° long, not rigid; panicle 1–2° long, soon diffuse.
Its presence in the Tongan data does not seem to be representative of other Polynesians, who are generally described as more glabrous.
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