Sebaceous gland

Sebaceous gland
A normal gland of the skin which empties an oily secretion into the hair follicle near the surface of the skin.

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sebaceous gland n any of the small sacculated glands lodged in the substance of the derma, usu. opening into the hair follicles, and secreting an oily or greasy material composed in great part of fat which softens and lubricates the hair and skin

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any of the simple or branched glands in the skin that secrete an oily substance, sebum. They open into hair follicles and their secretion is produced by the disintegration of their cells. Some parts of the skin have many sebaceous glands, others few. Activity varies with age: the glands are most active at puberty.

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glandula sebacea.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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