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单词 sebotrophic
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sebotrophicadj.

/sɛbə(ʊ)ˈtrəʊfɪk/
Forms: Also sebotropic /sɛbə(ʊ)ˈtrəʊpɪk//sɛbə(ʊ)ˈtrɒpɪk/.
Etymology: < seb- (in sebum n.) + -o suffix + -trophic comb. form, -tropic comb. form.
Physiology.
Tending to stimulate sebaceous activity.
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the world > life > the body > secretory organs > secretion > sebum > [adjective]
sebaceous1747
sebific1880
sebotrophic1957
1957 Lorincz & Lancaster in Science 19 July 124/1 Methods of preparation and assay of a crude extract of anterior pituitary glands of hogs showing tropic effects on sebaceous, preputial, and Harderian glands in the rat are described. These effects can be called sebotropic because the ectodermal glands affected produce secretions rich in lipids.
1968 Ebling & Rook in A. Rook et al. Textbk. Dermatol. II. xlv. 1335/2 Biological tests for sebotrophic activity..were carried out..on the preputial gland.
1973 Nature 8 June 350/1 In Parkinsonism the associated seborrhoea is induced by excessive secretion of a pituitary sebotrophic hormone.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1986; most recently modified version published online December 2020).
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