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OIL GLAND
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Dictionary entry overview: What does oil gland mean?
• OIL GLAND (noun)
The noun OIL GLAND has 1 sense:
1. a gland that secretes oil
Familiarity information: OIL GLAND used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A gland that secretes oil
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("oil gland" is a kind of...):
duct gland; exocrine; exocrine gland (a gland that secretes externally through a duct)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "oil gland"):
preen gland; uropygial gland (oil-secreting gland situated at the base of the tail in most birds)
glandulae sebaceae; sebaceous follicle; sebaceous gland (a cutaneous gland that secretes sebum (usually into a hair follicle) for lubricating hair and skin)
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