seborrhea (se-bor-re'ah)

A hypersecretion of fat by the skin. s. congestiva. Another name for lupus erythema to sus, s. corp or is. Another name for lupus seborrhea, s. oleos a. A variety of s. consisting of an abnormal oiline of the skin. s. sicca. An affection of the sebaceous glands in which there is an alteration in the composition of the sebaceous matter, resulting in its accumulation on the surface in greasy, yellowish ing.] scales. [Lat, sebum, + Gr., roia, a flowse'bum. 1. Tallow, grease, suet 2. See cutaneous s. cutaneous s. The fatty matter secreted by the sebaceous glands; an oily fluid containing fatty acids and various volatile acids (caproic, etc.) which give it its peculiar odor. See smegma. s. palpebrale. See lema. s. preputiale, s. preputii. See smegma preputii. [Lat] '. '• ■ ■■ • ' sec acorn in (se-kak-or'nin). A proprietary preparation containing the ergot in of Keller.