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What is the medical term meaning localized area of inflammation around hair follicles or sebaceous glands?
furuncle
What is the medical term meaning localized skin infection around hair follicles or sebaceous glands?
This is a furuncle, also known as a boil.
Are sebaceous glands ductless?
No, sebaceous glands have ducts. They are exocrine glands.
Are the Sebaceous glands ductless?
No, sebaceous glands have ducts.
Are sebaceous glands an example of aprocrine glands?
No. Apocrine glands are not sebaceous glands. They are specialized sweat glands.
Secrets a lubricant for hair and skin?
Sebaceous (oil) glands
What is the medical term meaning impacted earwax?
cerumenThe medical term for it is cerumen.
What is meaning of acne?
A pustular affection of the skin, due to changes in the sebaceous glands.
Are the sweat and sebaceous glands in the stratum corneum?
The sweat and sebaceous glands are in the dermis, not in the stratum corneum.
What is the medical term meaning excessive secretion of oil from sebaceous glands that blocks pores in the skin?
The medical term for excessive secretion of oil from sebaceous glands that blocks pores in the skin is "seborrhea" or "seborrheic dermatitis." This condition can lead to oily skin and clogged pores, which may result in acne or other skin issues.
What glands secrete an oily discharge?
The glands of the skin called sebaceous glands produce an oily discharge.
What are the Types of sebaceous glands?
Most sebaceous glands are on the skin and release oil. There are two types of modified sebaceous glands as well. Mammary glands produce milk, and ceruminous glands in the ear canal produce cerumen, or ear wax.
