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Sebum vs Sebocyte - What's the difference?

sebum | sebocyte |

As nouns the difference between sebum and sebocyte

is that sebum is a thick oily substance, secreted by the sebaceous glands of the skin, that consists of fat, keratin and cellular debris while sebocyte is any of the cells that make up the sebaceous glands, and secrete sebum.

sebum

English

Noun

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

    • Derived terms

    * sebaceous

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    sebocyte

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) Any of the cells that make up the sebaceous glands, and secrete sebum