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sweat gland

DEFINITIONS OF: sweat gland

1

n any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration

Synonyms:
sudoriferous gland
Types:
apocrine gland
a large sweat gland that produces both a fluid and an apocrine secretion; in human beings located in hairy regions of the body
eccrine gland
a small sweat gland that produces only a fluid; restricted to the human skin
Type of:
duct gland, exocrine, exocrine gland
a gland that secretes externally through a duct
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