sweat glands

1. Glands in the skin that secrete sweat.

Example Sentences

The temperature of the body is largely regulated by means of the activity of the sweat glands.

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Frequently the nerves dilate the blood vessels of the skin, thus helping the sweat glands to secrete, by giving them more blood.

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Its other heat-regulating mechanism is made up of the sweat glands.

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Sails were of no further use, and we braced up our sweat glands for four or five days of increasing heat.

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It is this function of the sweat glands which makes it necessary for us to bathe the surface of our bodies with water.

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