Medical Terminology / Unit 5 MedTerm 0272 short lesson, about 20 seconds
seb/o: Sebum
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The idea
The combining form seb slash o names sebum, the oily secretion of the skin's glands.
In practice
Seborrhea is excessive discharge of sebum.
Where people slip
Sebum is oil; sweat is a separate secretion with its own combining form.
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