sweat gland

To compensate, they have more sweat glands overall—which, interestingly, may be why studies have found that women have “a more even whole-body distribution of sweat than males during exercise.”
Why Women Might Need Different Hydration Advice|mmirhashem|October 11, 2021|Outside Online
Women tend to have smaller, less sensitive sweat glands with a lower maximal output than men’s glands.
Why Women Might Need Different Hydration Advice|mmirhashem|October 11, 2021|Outside Online
Meanwhile the salty stuff that flows when we exercise or are overheated emerges from a different, more abundant, kind of sweat gland—the eccrine gland.
What Your Body Odor Says About You|Sarah Everts|July 21, 2021|Time
Sadly, my wife and kids are not as enthusiastic about my shirtless lifestyle, so I’m constantly searching for workout tops that can handle the dual punch of my aggressive sweat glands and the jungle-like ecosystem I call home.
My Favorite Sweat-Wicking Workout Shirt for Hot Weather|Graham Averill|May 6, 2021|Outside Online

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

British Dictionary definitions for sweat gland

sweat gland

noun

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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Medical definitions for sweat gland

sweat gland

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

Scientific definitions for sweat gland

sweat gland

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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