"sebum" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈsibm̩/ Forms: sebums [plural], seba [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin sēbum (“tallow, grease; suet”). Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|sēbum||tallow, grease; suet}} Learned borrowing from Latin sēbum (“tallow, grease; suet”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~|+|seba}} sebum (countable and uncountable, plural sebums or seba)
  1. (physiology) A thick oily substance, secreted by the sebaceous glands of the skin, that consists of fat, keratin and cellular debris. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Bodily fluids, Physiology Derived forms: sebaceous Translations (thick oily substance): sèu [masculine] (Catalan), 皮脂 (pei⁴ zi¹) (Chinese Cantonese), 皮脂 (pízhī) (Chinese Mandarin), lůj [masculine] (Czech), talg [masculine] (Dutch), tali (Finnish), sébum [masculine] (French), Talg [masculine] (German), त्वग्वसा (tvagvasā) (Hindi), húðfeiti [feminine] (Icelandic), sebo [masculine] (Italian), 皮脂 (hishi) (alt: ひし) (Japanese), 피지 (piji) (alt: 皮脂) (Korean), sebum [neuter] (Latin), łój [masculine] (Polish), sebo [masculine] (Portuguese), ко́жное са́ло (kóžnoje sálo) [neuter] (Russian), maz (Slovak), sebo [masculine] (Spanish), talg [common-gender] (Swedish), bã nhờn (Vietnamese)

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