sebaceous
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- adjective
- /sɪˈbeɪʃəs/
- Specialized
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sebáceo
- A dog's skin is made up of sebaceous glands that secrete a greasy substance.
- sebaceous glands
- sebaceous cells
- sebaceous ducts
Obviously bad fats increase the amount of oil your sebaceous glands on your skin really start to produce.
- Obviously bad fats increase the amount of oil your sebaceous glands on your skin really start to produce.
- So overall, cleansing is great and the amount that you need to cleanse is based on how oily or sebaceous your skin is.
Examples
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Sebum, produced by the sebaceous glands, contains both cholesterol and squalene.
Academic text (2018) -
Pimples occur when the sebaceous glands in the skin become blocked.
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It's a combination of oils from your sebaceous glands, dead skin and cells.
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Obviously bad fats increase the amount of oil your sebaceous glands on your skin really start to produce.
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Sebaceous cysts are located intradermally, and they do not involve the underlying bone.
Academic text (2008) -
Blackheads appear due to the abundance of sebaceous glands combined with dust that clogs pores.
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The main culprit for the acne is the bacterium Propionibacterium acnes, which enters the sebaceous glands.
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The skin's sebaceous glands produce oil, which keeps the outer layer of skin supple.
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Sebum, produced by the sebaceous glands, contains both cholesterol and squalene.
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Each square centimeter has 100 sweat glands and 15 sebaceous glands that help maintain skin moisture.
Synonyms
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Covered in oil or fat and feels slippery
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Covered in oil or grease and feeling slippery
Covered with oil or grease
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
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A small harmless lump under the skin filled with oily material from a blocked gland
- Specialized
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5.9
A small part under the skin that makes oil to keep hair and skin soft
- Specialized
A small skin gland that makes oil and sends it into a hair follicle to protect hair
How Oily
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word sebaceous comes from the Latin sebum, which means 'tallow' or 'fat', and is the same root as the skin oil called sebum. So sebaceous describes something that is 'oily' or full of fat, especially the glands or substances that make skin oil.