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

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

From The Verge • Jan. 3, 2022

This is not the sweat gland that produces all the salty stuff that helps us cool down.

From Salon • Jul. 18, 2021

These are fluids excreted by the body and are each the result of a kind of modified sweat gland.

From Washington Post • Feb. 29, 2016

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