sebo-, seb-, sebi- +
(Latin: tallow, suet, fat, fatty; grease; by extension, "pertaining to a suetlike secretion of the body")
seborrhea oleosa
A form of seborrhea characterized by an excessive oiliness of the skin; especially, in the area of the forehead and the nose.
seborrhea sicca
A form of seborrheic dermatitis characterized by dry scaling.
seborrhea squamosa neonatorum
Seborrheic dermatitis occurring in a newborn infant.
seborrheic
Characterized or affected by seborrhea. Also: seborrhoic, seborrheal.
seborrheic, seborrhoic, seborrheal
1. Afflicted with or like seborrhea.
2. A reference to those areas of the body in which sebaceous glands are abundant; i.e. the scalp, face, chest, back, axilla (armpit), and groin.
seborrheic areas
Areas where sebaceous glands are numerous, as the scalp, sides of the noise, chin, center of the chest, back, axilla (armpits), and groins.
seborrheic blepharoconjunctivitis
An obsolete term for a conjunctivitis associated with chronic inflammation of the meibomian glands, with swollen tarsal plates and frothy seborrheic secretion.
seborrheic dermatitis
1. A form of inflammatory skin rash that results from an over activity of the sebaceous glands in the skin.
2. An acute, inflammatory form of dermatitis, occurring usually on oily skin in areas having large sebaceous glands; characterized by dry, moist, or greasy scales and by crusting yellowish patches, remissions, exacerbations, and itching. Synonyms: dermatitis seborrheica, eczema seborrheicum.
seborrheic keratosis, seborrhaic keratasis
1. A benign skin lesion resulting from excessive growth of the top layer of skin cells. It usually is found in persons over 30 years old and may be few or numerous.
2. A benign skin tumor composed of squamous and basaloid cells that are arranged in various patterns to produce a brown papule, studded with yellow collections of keratotic material giving the lesions a greasy appearance.
seborrheid
Extensive seborrheic dermatitis characterized by widely scattered lesions.
seborrhoea
A British spelling for seborrhea.
sebotropic
1. Having an affinity for or a stimulating effect on sebaceous glands.
2. Stimulating or promoting the excretion or secretion of sebum.
sebum
1. A fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands of the skin.
2. An oily substance secreted by the sebaceous glands that lubricates the hair and skin and gives some protection against bacteria varying in consistency at different areas of the body.
sebum cutaneum
The fatty secretion of the sebaceous glands of the skin.
sebum palpebrale
The secretion of the sebaceous glands (thick, semifluid substance) of the eyelids.
Related fat-word units:
adipo-;
lard;
lipo-;
obeso-;
oleo-;
omento-;
pimelo-;
pio-;
steato-.
Cross references directly, or indirectly, involving the "skin":
callus-;
chorio-;
cicatri- (scar);
cori-;
cuti-;
hymen-;
lepido- (scab, scale);
papulo- (pimple);
psoro- (itch, mange);
pustu- (blister, pimple);
rhytid- (wrinkle);
scabio- (mange, itchy).
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