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oil gland

DEFINITIONS OF: oil gland

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n a gland that secretes oil

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preen gland, uropygial gland
oil-secreting gland situated at the base of the tail in most birds
glandulae sebaceae, sebaceous follicle, sebaceous gland
a cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin
Meibomian gland, tarsal gland
a long sebaceous gland that lubricates the eyelids
Montgomery's tubercle
one of the sebaceous glands on the areolae of the breast that lubricate the breast during breast-feeding
Type of:
duct gland, exocrine, exocrine gland
a gland that secretes externally through a duct
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