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sebaceous follicle

DEFINITIONS OF: sebaceous follicle

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n a cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin

Synonyms:
glandulae sebaceae, sebaceous gland
Types:
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:
oil gland
a gland that secretes oil
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