| sebaceus | Synonym: sebaceous. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| nevus sebaceus | Congenital papillary acanthosis of the epidermis, with hyperplasia of sebaceous glands developing at puberty and presence of apocrine glands in non-apocrine areas of the skin (commonly the scalp). A variety of epithelial tumours may arise from a nevus sebaceus in adult life, most commonly basal cell carcinoma. Synonym: Jadassohn's nevus, organoid nevus. (05 Mar 2000) |
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| lupus sebaceus | Lupus erythematosus with lesions on the face in butterfly areas. (05 Mar 2000) |