sebaceous gland 1
noundomain: body part
Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]
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EnglishDefinition
a cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin
Hypernym
oil gland 1
noun
a gland that secretes oil
Pertainym (pertains to noun)
pilosebaceous 1
adjective
of or relating to a hair follicle and its sebaceous gland
Part_meronym
the skin and its appendages
hair follicle 1
noun
a small tubular cavity containing the root of a hair; small muscles and sebaceous glands are associated with them
EnglishHyponym
a long sebaceous gland that lubricates the eyelids
one of the sebaceous glands on the areolae of the breast that lubricate the breast during breast-feeding
Part_holonym
the skin and its appendages
hair follicle 1
noun
a small tubular cavity containing the root of a hair; small muscles and sebaceous glands are associated with them
