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    sebaceous

    Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
    Related topics: Biology
    se·ba·ceous /səˈbeɪʃəs/ adjective technical  HBrelating to a part of the body that produces oil 分泌油脂的 sebaceous glands 皮脂腺
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    sebaceous• Sufferers tend to have greasy skin due to an increase in the secretion of sebum, the oily substance from the sebaceous glands.• Mention the sebaceous secretions that make it necessary to change the dressings every twelve hours. 4.    Origin sebaceous (1700-1800) Latin sebaceus, from sebum; SEBUM
    se·ba·ceous adjectiveChineseSyllable
    part Corpus to the that relating of a body


    sebaceous
    se‧ba‧ceous /səˈbeɪʃəs/ adjective technical
     Date: 1700-1800
     Language: Latin
     Origin: sebaceus, from sebum; SEBUM
    relating to a part of the body that produces oil:
        sebaceous glands


    se·ba·ceousBrE /sɪˈbeɪʃəs/ 🔊NAmE /sɪˈbeɪʃəs/ 🔊 adjective [usually before noun] (biology 生物) producing a substance like oil in the body 分泌脂质的；皮脂腺的◆the sebaceous glands in the skin皮脂腺