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sebaceous glands

sebaceous glands is the plural of sebaceous gland.

Meaning of sebaceous gland

Noun

sebaceous gland (plural sebaceous glands)

  1. A gland of the skin which secretes an oily substance, sebum, usually into a hair follicle near the surface of the skin.
    Synonyms:
    sebaceous follicle, glandulae sebaceae

Questions about sebaceous glands

What is sebaceous glands the plural of?
Sebaceous glands is the plural of sebaceous gland.

Words near sebaceous glands in the dictionary

  1. sebaceous adenitis
  2. sebaceous cyst
  3. sebaceous filament
  4. sebaceous filaments
  5. sebaceous gland
  6. sebaceous glands
  7. sebaceous nevus syndrome
  8. sebaceousness
  9. sebacic
  10. sebacic acid
  11. sebacinaceous

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