sebaceous follicle

/səˌbeɪʃəs ˌfɑləkəl/
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Other forms: sebaceous follicles

Definitions of sebaceous follicle
  1. noun
    a cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin
    synonyms: glandulae sebaceae, sebaceous gland
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    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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