Sebaceous gland

Introduction: Sebaceous gland

Description of Sebaceous gland

Sebaceous gland: a cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin.
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Sebaceous gland: small, sacculated organs found within the dermis which secrete sebum; ducts from most sebaceous glands open into a hair follicle but some open on the general surface of the skin.
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Terms associated with Sebaceous gland:

Terms Similar to Sebaceous gland:

• sebaceous follicle
• glandulae sebaceae

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More specific terms for Sebaceous gland:

• Meibomian gland
• tarsal gland
• Montgomery's tubercle

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Broader terms for Sebaceous gland

• exocrine gland
• skin

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• oil gland

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Hierarchical classifications of Sebaceous gland

The following list attempts to classify Sebaceous gland into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• oil gland
• duct gland,exocrine gland
• gland,secreter,secretor,secretory organ
• organ
• body part
• part,piece
• thing
• entity

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