Seborrhoea

  • 61seborrhoeic keratosis — /sɛbəˌriɪk kɛrəˈtoʊsəs/ (say sebuh.reeik keruh tohsuhs) noun a pathological condition of the skin in which seborrhoea and keratin mix to form crusty, waxy lesions …

  • 62sebaceous —   a. fatty; greasy; secreting oily substance.    ♦ seborrhagia,    ♦ seborrhoea, n. excessive secretion of sebaceous glands.    ♦ sebum, n. fatty substance secreted by sebaceous glands …

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  • 63steatite —   n. soapstone.    ♦ steatitic, a.    ♦ steatogenous, a. fat producing.    ♦ steatolysis, n. breaking down of fats.    ♦ steatopathic, a. pertaining to disease of sebaceous glands.    ♦ steatopygic,    ♦ steatopygous, a. having excessively fat… …

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  • 64seborrhea — or seborrhoea [seb΄ə rē′ə] n. [ModL: see SEBUM & RRHEA] an excessive discharge from the sebaceous glands resulting in abnormally oily skin seborrheic adj. seborrhoeic …

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