sebaceous matter

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• Sebaceous cyst — A sebaceous cyst is a rounded swollen area of the skin formed by an abnormal sac of retained excretion (sebum) from the sebaceous follicles. * * * sebaceous cyst n a cyst filled with sebaceous matter and formed by distension of a sebaceous gland… …   Medical dictionary

• Sebaceous — Se*ba ceous, a. [NL. sebaceus, from L. sebum tallow, grease.] (Physiol.) Pertaining to, or secreting, fat; composed of fat; having the appearance of fat; as, the sebaceous secretions of some plants, or the sebaceous humor of animals. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sebaceous cyst — Sebaceous Se*ba ceous, a. [NL. sebaceus, from L. sebum tallow, grease.] (Physiol.) Pertaining to, or secreting, fat; composed of fat; having the appearance of fat; as, the sebaceous secretions of some plants, or the sebaceous humor of animals.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Sebaceous glands — Sebaceous Se*ba ceous, a. [NL. sebaceus, from L. sebum tallow, grease.] (Physiol.) Pertaining to, or secreting, fat; composed of fat; having the appearance of fat; as, the sebaceous secretions of some plants, or the sebaceous humor of animals.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• sebaceous gland — any of the cutaneous glands that secrete oily matter for lubricating hair and skin. [1720 30] * * * Small oil producing gland in the skin, usually connected to a hair follicle by a duct into which it releases sebum, a component of the slightly… …   Universalium

• sebaceous — adj. fatty; of or relating to tallow or fat. Phrases and idioms: sebaceous gland (or follicle or duct) a gland etc. secreting or conveying oily matter to lubricate the skin and hair. Etymology: L sebaceus f. sebum tallow …   Useful english dictionary

• sebaceous cyst — noun a common cyst of the skin; filled with fatty matter (sebum) that is secreted by a sebaceous gland that has been blocked • Syn: ↑pilar cyst, ↑wen, ↑steatocystoma • Hypernyms: ↑cyst • Hyponyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

• sebaceous gland — noun a small gland in the skin which secretes a lubricating oily matter (sebum) into the hair follicles to lubricate the skin and hair …   English new terms dictionary

• sebaceous gland — seba′ceous gland n. anat. any of the cutaneous glands that secrete oily matter for lubricating hair and skin • Etymology: 1720–30 …   From formal English to slang

• sebaceous gland — /səbeɪʃəs ˈglænd/ (say suhbayshuhs gland) noun any of the cutaneous glands which secrete oily matter for lubricating hair and skin …  

• skin — skinlike, adj. /skin/, n., v., skinned, skinning, adj. n. 1. the external covering or integument of an animal body, esp. when soft and flexible. 2. such an integument stripped from the body of an animal, esp. a small animal; pelt: a beaver skin.… …   Universalium