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sebaceous glands
plural noun
the small glands in the skin that secrete sebum into hair follicles and onto most of the body surface except the soles of the feet and the palms of the hands
Example Sentences
Our follicles are attached to sebaceous glands, which make oil called sebum to add moisture to the hair.
It also dissolves sebum, an oily, waxy substance produced by the sebaceous glands near your hair follicles.
But instead, the culprit in the saliva is a protein called Fel d1, which is produced in a cat's salivary and sebaceous glands.
Spots and breakouts are common during high temperatures because there is an excess secretion of oil from our sebaceous glands.
Tissues associated with hair follicles — such as sebaceous glands, nerves and their receptors, muscles and fat — developed, too, leading to the formation of remarkably complete skin in a dish9.
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