sebum

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Contents

1 English
2 Latin
- 2.1 Noun
  - 2.1.1 Derived terms
  - 2.1.2 Descendants

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin sebum.

[edit] Noun

sebum

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

[edit] Derived terms

sebaceous

[edit] 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)

[edit] Anagrams

embus

[edit] Latin

[edit] Noun

sebum

[edit] Derived terms

sebaceus

[edit] Descendants

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

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

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