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sebum

DEFINITIONS OF: sebum

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n the oily secretion of the sebaceous glands; with perspiration it moistens and protects the skin

Types:
smegma
a white secretion of the sebaceous glands of the foreskin
Type of:
secretion
a functionally specialized substance (especially one that is not a waste) released from a gland or cell
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