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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
sebaceous /sɪˈbeɪʃəs/

▶adjective technical relating to oil or fat.

■ relating to a sebaceous gland or its secretion.

– origin C18: from L. sebaceus (from sebum ‘tallow’) + -ous.

'sebaceous' also found in these Oxford entries:

acne - dermoid cyst - milium - sebaceous cyst - sebaceous gland - seborrhoea - sebum - smegma - wen

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