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sweat gland

noun Anatomy.
  1. one of the minute, coiled, tubular glands of the skin that secrete sweat.
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Origin of sweat gland

First recorded in 1835–45
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Related Words for sweat glands

orifice, opening, vesicle, outlet, foramen, stoma
British Dictionary definitions for sweat glands

sweat gland

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 glands in Medicine

sweat gland

n.
  1. Any of the small, tubular glands that are found nearly everywhere in the skin of humans, that secrete perspiration externally through pores, and that comprise the apocrine sweat and eccrine glands.sudoriferous gland
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sweat glands in Science

sweat gland

  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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sweat glands in Culture

sweat glands

Glands in the skin that secrete sweat.

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