sebaceous
pronunciation
How to pronounce sebaceous in British English:
UK [sɪˈbeɪʃəs]
How to pronounce sebaceous in American English:
US [sɪˈbeʃəs]
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- Adjective:
- containing an unusual amount of grease or oil
Word Origin
- sebaceous
- sebaceous: see suet
- sebaceous (adj.)
- 1728, "secreting sebum," from Latin sebaceus "of tallow," from sebum "tallow, grease" (see sebum). Meaning "oily, greasy, fatty" is from 1783.
Example
- 1. The sebaceous gland cyst pathological mechanism diagnose is reported .
- 2. Overactivity of the sebaceous glands causes the skin to become oily .
- 3. This myth began because people once thought that fatty foods must cause acne since they contain oil , and sebaceous oil causes acne .
- 4. They are called the sebaceous glands .
- 5. Sebaceous cysts are also known as epidermoid cysts , epidermal inclusion .