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sebostasis

sebostasis noun: a halt in the production of sebum by the sebaceous glands.

Noun

sebostasis (uncountable)

  1. A halt in the production of sebum by the sebaceous glands.

Origin of sebostasis

From sebo- + -stasis.

Questions about sebostasis

What does sebostasis mean?
Sebostasis means a halt in the production of sebum by the sebaceous glands.
What part of speech is sebostasis?
Sebostasis is a noun.

Words near sebostasis in the dictionary

  1. seborrhoeic
  2. seborrhoic
  3. seborrhœa
  4. seborrhœal
  5. seborrhœic
  6. sebostasis
  7. sebostatic
  8. Sebree
  9. Sebrees
  10. Sebright
  11. Sebright bantam syndrome

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