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sebaceous gland

noun

  1. any of the cutaneous glands that secrete oily matter for lubricating hair and skin.


sebaceous gland

/ ĭ-ə /

  1. Any of the glands that are found in the skin of mammals and secrete sebum into the hair follicles.
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sebaceous gland1

First recorded in 1720–30
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Our follicles are attached to sebaceous glands, which make oil called sebum to add moisture to the hair.

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It also dissolves sebum, an oily, waxy substance produced by the sebaceous glands near your hair follicles.

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But instead, the culprit in the saliva is a protein called Fel d1, which is produced in a cat's salivary and sebaceous glands.

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Spots and breakouts are common during high temperatures because there is an excess secretion of oil from our sebaceous glands.

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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.

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