- A
sebaceous gland or
oil gland is a
microscopic exocrine gland in the skin that
opens into a hair
follicle to
secrete an oily or waxy matter,
called sebum...
- The
uropygial gland,
informally known as the
preen gland or the
oil gland, is a
bilobed sebaceous gland possessed by the
majority of
birds used to distribute...
- product.
These glands are also
known as
oil glands, e.g.
Fordyce spots and
meibomian glands.
Adenosis is any
disease of a
gland. The
diseased gland has abnormal...
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promote adequate breastfeeding of the infant. They are
sebaceous glands,
which secrete sebum oil that is a free
fatty acid onto the skin that
lubricates the...
- A stye, also
known as a hordeolum, is a
bacterial infection of an
oil gland in the eyelid. This
results in a red
tender bump at the edge of the eyelid...
- The
primary cause is
bacteria and
inflammation from
congested meibomian oil glands at the base of each eyelash.
Other conditions may give rise to blepharitis...
-
serous gland.
Sebaceous glands secrete sebum, a
lipid product.
These glands are also
known as
oil glands, e.g.
Fordyce spots and
Meibomian glands. Section...
- name
originally given to a
substance with a
strong odor
obtained from a
gland of the musk deer. The
substance has been used as a po****r
perfume fixative...
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sense of heat. In addition, hair follicles,
sweat glands,
sebaceous glands (
oil glands),
apocrine glands,
lymphatic vessels,
nerves and
blood vessels are...
- infection, they are
pockets of
white pus that
start where a hair
follicle or
oil gland is. The boil is
tender and red
where the
infection is
located on the skin...
