sebaceous filaments

A form of sebaceous filament — A tiny collection of sebum and dead skin cells around a hair follicle, which usually takes the form of a small, yellow to off-white hair-like strand when expressed from the skin.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of sebaceous filament
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