sebum

English

Etymology

From Latin sebum.

Noun

sebum

1. (physiology) A thick oily substance, secreted by the sebaceous glands of the skin, that consists of fat, keratin and cellular debris.

Derived terms

• sebaceous

Translations

thick oily substance

• Catalan: sèu (ca) m
• Finnish: tali (fi)
• French: sébum (fr) m
• German: Talg (de) m
• Icelandic: húðfeiti (is) f
• Italian: sebo (it) m

• Japanese: 皮脂 (ja) (hishi)
• Korean: 피지 (piji)
• Polish: łój m
• Slovak: maz (sk)
• Spanish: sebo (es) m
• Swedish: talg (sv)

Anagrams

• embus

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Latin

Noun

sebum

1. tallow, grease
2. suet
3. hard animal fat

Derived terms

• sebaceus

Descendants

English: sebum, suet French: sébum, suif Italian: sebo, sego, sevo Old French: seu

Portuguese: sebo Romanian: seu Sicilian: siu Spanish: sebo