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sebaceous gland

A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | | © A Dictionary of Zoology 1999, originally published by Oxford University Press 1999. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

sebaceous gland In Mammalia, a skin gland, projecting deep into the dermis and almost always opening into a hair follicle, which secretes a fatty substance which helps to waterproof the hair.

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