PILOSEBACEOUS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does pilosebaceous mean? 

• PILOSEBACEOUS (adjective)
  The adjective PILOSEBACEOUS has 1 sense:

1. of or relating to a hair follicle and its sebaceous gland

  Familiarity information: PILOSEBACEOUS used as an adjective is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PILOSEBACEOUS (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to a hair follicle and its sebaceous gland

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

hair follicle (a small tubular cavity containing the root of a hair; small muscles and sebaceous glands are associated with them)

sebaceous gland (a cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin)

 Context examples 

A hamartoma characterized by localized pilosebaceous apparatus malformation.

(Pilosebaceous Hamartoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare developmental skin condition consisting of abnormal pilosebaceous follicle development.

(Nevus Comedonicus, NCI Thesaurus)

A type of pilosebaceous hamartoma characterized by the development of a linear, flesh colored, fine papular eruption on the head, neck and upper chest after puberty.

(Moniliform Hamartoma, NCI Thesaurus)

A type of pilosebaceous hamartoma characterized by basal cell epitheliomata, epidermoid cysts and comedones, and epidermal atrophy.

(Basal Cell Nevus with Comedones, NCI Thesaurus)