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oil gland

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oil gland [′ȯil ‚gland]
(vertebrate zoology)


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You have cells that line the follicles of the oil glands in your skin.
Accutane is a powerful vitamin A derivative (called a retinoid) that shrinks oil glands and helps hair follicles and pores shed dead cells more efficiently, which clears up infections and stops acne before it has a chance to get infected and turn into a skin blemish.
Acne is a disorder of the skin's oil glands (sebaceous glands) that results in plugged pores and outbreaks of lesions commonly called pimples or zits.
 
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