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Definition of Glandulae sebaceae
1. Noun. A cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin.
Generic synonyms: Oil Gland
Specialized synonyms: Meibomian Gland, Tarsal Gland, Montgomery's Tubercle
Group relationships: Integumentary System, Hair Follicle
Medical Definition of Glandulae sebaceae
1. Numerous holocrine glands in the dermis that usually open into the hair follicles and secrete an oily semifluid sebum. Synonym: glandulae sebaceae, oil glands, sebaceous follicles. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Glandulae Sebaceae
Literary usage of Glandulae sebaceae
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Anatomy of the Invertebrata by Carl Th. Ernst Siebold (1874)
"Into this last, moreover, just before its termination, long excretory ducts enter
from the two to four glandulae sebaceae, which furnish probably the ..."
2. The Anatomy of the Nervous System from the Standpoint of Development and by Stephen Walter Ranson (1920)
"... nerve-fiber plexus in the cutis; n, cutaneous nerve; is, inner root sheath of
hair; Us, outer root sheath; ft, the hair itself; dr, glandulae sebaceae. ..."
3. Diseases of the Skin by Richard Lightburn Sutton (1919)
"... sebaceous glands, oil glands, or glandulae sebaceae, are usually, but not
necessarily, associated with, or in close relation to, a hair Fig. 7. ..."
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