sebaceous

[si-bey-shuh s]

adjective Physiology.

pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling tallow or fat; fatty; greasy.

secreting a fatty substance.

Origin of sebaceous

From the New Latin word sēbāceus, dating back to 1720–30. See sebum, -aceous

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Examples from the Web for sebaceous

Historical Examples of sebaceous

From furuncle, abscess, and sebaceous, fatty and fibroid tumors.
Essentials of Diseases of the Skin
Henry Weightman Stelwagon
This is merely the solidified secretion from the sebaceous gland.
Cooley's Practical Receipts, Volume II
Arnold Cooley
They take the sebaceous or unctuous secretion from the coat.
The Dog
Dinks, Mayhew, and Hutchinson
Sebaceous cysts or wens are described with diseases of the skin.
Manual of Surgery
Alexis Thomson and Alexander Miles
In the sebaceous glands the first secretion is formed by a fatty modification of the whole of the central cells of the gland.
The Works of Francis Maitland Balfour, Volume III (of 4)
Francis Maitland Balfour

British Dictionary definitions for sebaceous

sebaceous

adjective

of or resembling sebum, fat, or tallow; fatty

secreting fat or a greasy lubricating substance

Word Origin for sebaceous

C18: from Late Latin sēbāceus, from sebum

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Word Origin and History for sebaceous

adj.

1728, "secreting sebum," from Latin sebaceus "of tallow," from sebum "tallow, grease" (see sebum). Meaning "oily, greasy, fatty" is from 1783.

sebaceous in Medicine

sebaceous

[sĭ-bā′shəs]

adj.

Of, resembling, or characterized by fat or sebum; fatty.

Secreting or producing fat or sebum.