sweat gland

American  

noun

Anatomy.

1. one of the minute, coiled, tubular glands of the skin that secrete sweat.

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sweat gland British  

noun

1. any of the coiled tubular subcutaneous glands that secrete sweat by means of a duct that opens on to the skin

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sweat gland Scientific  

1. Any of the numerous small, tubular glands that are found in the skin of many mammals and that secrete sweat externally through pores to help regulate body temperature. In humans and some other mammals, sweat glands are distributed over most of the body surface.

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Etymology

Origin of sweat gland

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

This is because when our bodies go through puberty, a new kind of sweat gland turns on in places like the armpits.

From Washington Post • Dec. 18, 2022

The scale will purportedly measure sweat gland activity in your feet and generate a score.

From The Verge • Jan. 3, 2022

He made it compact for travel and added a component to gauge galvanic skin response, which measures sweat gland activity that could reflect the intensity of an emotional state.

From Salon • Oct. 3, 2018

No one wants to hear how John McClane was bitten by a radioactive sweat gland, or how he was trained by ninjas.

From The Guardian • Oct. 24, 2015

Mulch could feel every sweat gland on his body pop into instant overdrive.

From "Artemis Fowl" by Eoin Colfer