fatty+substance

  • 31sebaceous —   a. fatty; greasy; secreting oily substance.    ♦ seborrhagia,    ♦ seborrhoea, n. excessive secretion of sebaceous glands.    ♦ sebum, n. fatty substance secreted by sebaceous glands …

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  • 32degras — dāˈgrä noun (plural degras äz) Etymology: French dégras, back formation (influenced by gras fat, from Latin crassus thick, fat) from dégraisser to remove the fat from, from Middle French desgresser, from des , de de + gresse, graisse fat, grease… …

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  • 33Gaucher's disease — Classification and external resources Acid beta glucosidase ICD 10 E75 …

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  • 34sebaceous — /si bay sheuhs/, adj. Physiol. 1. pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling tallow or fat; fatty; greasy. 2. secreting a fatty substance. [1720 30; < NL sebaceus. See SEBUM, ACEOUS] * * * …

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  • 35sebaceous gland — any of the cutaneous glands that secrete oily matter for lubricating hair and skin. [1720 30] * * * Small oil producing gland in the skin, usually connected to a hair follicle by a duct into which it releases sebum, a component of the slightly&#8230; …

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  • 36tulle gras — A dressing for wounds, used chiefly in France, comprised of wide mesh curtain net cut into squares and impregnated with soft paraffin (98 parts), balsam of Peru (1 part), and olive oil (1 part). [Fr. oily net] * * * tulle gras .tül grä n fine&#8230; …

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  • 37lipoid — n. fatty substance (i.e. lecithin, wax, etc.) adj. fatty, resembling fat …

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  • 38lipoids — n. fatty substance (i.e. lecithin, wax, etc.) adj. fatty, resembling fat …

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  • 39sebaceous — se•ba•ceous [[t]sɪˈbeɪ ʃəs[/t]] adj. 1) phl pertaining to, of the nature of, or resembling tallow or fat; fatty; greasy 2) phl secreting a fatty substance • Etymology: 1720–30; &LT; NL sēbāceus. See sebum, aceous …

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  • 40sebaceous — /səˈbeɪʃəs / (say suh bayshuhs) adjective 1. relating to, of the nature of, or resembling tallow or fat; fatty; greasy. 2. secreting a fatty substance. {New Latin sēbāceus, from Latin sēbum tallow} …