SEBUM
\sˈɛbəm], \sˈɛbəm], \s_ˈɛ_b_ə_m]\
Definitions of SEBUM
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
- 1898 - Warner's pocket medical dictionary of today.
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms.
- 1920 - A dictionary of scientific terms (6th edition)
- 1846 - Medical lexicon: a dictionary of medical science
- 1900 - A dictionary of medicine and the allied sciences
- 1898 - American pocket medical dictionary
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
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By Princeton University
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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The oily substance secreted by SEBACEOUS GLANDS. It is composed of KERATIN, fat, and cellular debris.
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
By William R. Warner
By Henderson, I. F.; Henderson, W. D.
By J.H. Kenneth
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Pinguedo, Sevum-s. Cutaneum, see Sebaceous glands- s. Palpebrale, Chassie- s. Praeputiale, Smegma praeputii.
By Robley Dunglison
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[Latin] See Suet. S. salicylatum, G. P., see under Salicylic acid.
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[Latin] A thick semi-liquid material secreted upon the surface of the skin and serving to lubricate it. S. is secreted by racemose glands (sebaceous glands) which usually empty into the hair or lanugo-follicles. It consists of a pulpy mass composed of fat and epithelial debris representing the broken-down cells of the Malpighian layer.
By Alexander Duane
By Willam Alexander Newman Dorland
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