apocrine sweat gland

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n.

Any of numerous sweat glands found primarily in the skin of the armpit, pubic region, and areolae of the breasts that produce a secretion that is more viscous than that formed by the eccrine glands. Secretions from these glands occur most frequently during periods of emotional stress or sexual excitement.

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For nearly her entire life Beyoncé has been giving us her blood, sweat, and tears in her career.
Bow Down, Bitches: How Beyoncé Turned an Elevator Brawl Into a Perfect Year|Kevin Fallon|December 31, 2014|DAILY BEAST
And how much do you need to sweat to stave off the disease that kills 500,000 people every year?
Running 15 Miles a Week Could Slash Alzheimer’s Risk|DailyBurn|December 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
He wipes beads of sweat from his brow, and extends his hand out towards the crowd.
Revenge of the Rock Nerds: TV on the Radio’s Long Road to ‘Seeds’|Marlow Stern|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Sweat poured from underneath his helmet and down the thin points of his sandy blond hair.
I Shot Bin Laden|Elliot Ackerman|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST

I tried to relax too, but I felt my stomach tighten and I began to sweat.
I Shot Bin Laden|Elliot Ackerman|November 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A mist came before his eyes, the cold sweat stood upon his ashy face, his limbs failed him, and he sunk upon his knees.
Oliver Twist, Vol. II (of 3)|Charles Dickens
These cigars rarely "char" in burning; certainly not, if made of good quality of tobacco and thoroughly sweat.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
The sweat of death was already on his brow as he reeled sideways, plunging blindly across the uneven tufts of grass.
Uncanny Tales|Various
After harvesting, the plants cure rapidly and on account of their small size rarely sweat.
Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce|E. R. Billings.
His next line—'To grunt and sweat under a weary life'—resembles ll.
Chaucer's Works, Volume 1 (of 7) -- Romaunt of the Rose; Minor Poems|Geoffrey Chaucer

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