Sebum is a natural oily substance produced by the sebaceous glands in the skin.
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Sebaceous
//səˈbeɪ.ʃəs//
Synonyms for "sebaceous" (30 found)
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Adjective(1 words)
Related words (15)
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2 entriesTranslations
13 translations across 11 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- мастен adj (of or relating to fat, sebum)
Catalan
1 entries- sebaci adj (of or relating to fat, sebum)
Esperanto
1 entries- seba adj (of or relating to fat, sebum)
Finnish
1 entries- rasvainen adj (of or relating to fat, sebum)
German
3 entries- Fett adj (of or relating to fat, sebum)
- Talg adj (of or relating to fat, sebum)
- talgig adj (of or relating to fat, sebum)
Ido
1 entries- sebala adj (of or relating to fat, sebum)
Irish
1 entries- geireach adj (of or relating to fat, sebum)
Polish
1 entries- łojowy adj (of or relating to fat, sebum)
Portuguese
1 entries- sebáceo adj (of or relating to fat, sebum)
Romanian
1 entries- sebaceu adj (of or relating to fat, sebum)
Spanish
1 entries- sebáceo adj (of or relating to fat, sebum)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
The skin gets its oil, called sebum, from the sebaceous glands. Each gland connects to a passage of extremely small hairs. The sebum travels through these passages. The oil reaches the surface of the skin through little holes, called pores. Sometimes, the sebum, hair and cells of the pores block these openings. This is how acne starts.
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a sebaceous plant secretion
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