sweat gland

noun

, Anatomy.

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

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

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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sweat gland¹

First recorded in 1835–45

Example Sentences

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.”

From Outside Online

Women tend to have smaller, less sensitive sweat glands with a lower maximal output than men’s glands.

From 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.

From 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.

From Outside Online

Hydrocystoma is a cystic affection of the sweat-gland ducts, seated upon the face.

From Project Gutenberg

A boil is an inflammatory formation having its starting point in a sebaceous-gland, sweat-gland, or hair-follicle.

From Project Gutenberg

During this time it is not buried in the skin but is able to retreat rapidly into it through a hair follicle or sweat gland.

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This principle holds good for every particle of sweat that reaches the mouth of a sweat gland.

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In this knot are a great many fine blood vessels, so that each sweat gland has an abundant blood supply.

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