Phrase guide

sebaceous gland

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A gland of the skin which secretes an oily substance, sebum, usually into a hair follicle near the surface of the skin.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

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

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sebaceous follicle, glandulae sebaceae

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: oil gland

Narrower terms: Meibomian gland, tarsal gland, Montgomery's tubercle

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

27 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: غُدَّة دُهْنيّة — gland of skin secreting sebum
  • Catalan: glàndula sebàcia — gland of skin secreting sebum
  • Chinese Mandarin: 皮脂腺 (pízhīxiàn) — gland of skin secreting sebum
  • Dutch: talgklier — gland of skin secreting sebum
  • Finnish: talirauhanen — gland of skin secreting sebum
  • German: Talgdrüse — gland of skin secreting sebum
  • Greek: σμηγματογόνος αδένας (smigmatogónos adénas) — gland of skin secreting sebum
  • Hindi: तैल ग्रंथि — gland of skin secreting sebum
  • Hindi: वसा ग्रंथि (vasā granthi) — gland of skin secreting sebum
  • Hindi: त्वग्वसीय ग्रंथि (tvagvasīya granthi) — gland of skin secreting sebum
  • Hungarian: faggyúmirigy — gland of skin secreting sebum
  • Irish: faireog gheireach — gland of skin secreting sebum
  • Italian: ghiandola sebacea — gland of skin secreting sebum
  • Kazakh: май безі (mai bezı) — gland of skin secreting sebum
  • Latin: glandula sebacea — gland of skin secreting sebum
  • Macedonian: лојна жлезда (lojna žlezda) — gland of skin secreting sebum
  • Māori: repe noni — gland of skin secreting sebum
  • Polish: gruczoł łojowy — gland of skin secreting sebum
  • Portuguese: glândula sebácea — gland of skin secreting sebum
  • Romanian: glandă sebacee — gland of skin secreting sebum
  • Russian: са́льная железа́ (sálʹnaja železá) — gland of skin secreting sebum
  • Serbo-Croatian: lojna žlijezda — gland of skin secreting sebum
  • Serbo-Croatian: lojnica — gland of skin secreting sebum
  • Serbo-Croatian: salovnica — gland of skin secreting sebum
  • Spanish: glándula sebácea — gland of skin secreting sebum
  • Swedish: talgkörtel — gland of skin secreting sebum
  • Welsh: chwarren sebwm — gland of skin secreting sebum