SEBACEOUS GLAND

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Meaning:

A cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin

Synonyms:

glandulae sebaceae; sebaceous follicle; sebaceous gland

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("sebaceous gland" is a kind of...):

oil gland (a gland that secretes oil)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sebaceous gland"):

Meibomian gland; tarsal gland (a long sebaceous gland that lubricates the eyelids)

Montgomery's tubercle (one of the sebaceous glands on the areolae of the breast that lubricate the breast during breast-feeding)

Holonyms ("sebaceous gland" is a part of...):

integumentary system (the skin and its appendages)

hair follicle (a small tubular cavity containing the root of a hair; small muscles and sebaceous glands are associated with them)