sweat gland

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sweat gland (plural sweat glands)

(anatomy) An exocrine gland found under the skin in mammals for regulating body temperature.
Synonym: sudoriferous gland
Hyponym: eccrine gland

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On some summer days in New York City, the air hangs thickly visible, like the combined exhalations of eight million souls. Steam rising from vents underground makes you wonder if there isn't one giant sweat gland lodged beneath the city. Diane Ackerman

The demonstration of Lafora bodies within the apocrine sweat gland of the skin by an axillary skin biopsy examination is a classic approach that may now be substituted by genetic testing. Source: Internet

The breast evolved from the sweat gland to produce milk, a nutritious secretion that is the most distinctive characteristic of mammals, along with live birth. Source: Internet

Prof. Krzysztof Kobielak, PhD, MD, and fellow researchers uncovered some interesting findings about sweat gland stem cells that may lead to better treatments for excessive sweating conditions and tissue regeneration. Source: Internet

In addition to eccrine sweat glands, apocrine glands are the other type of sweat gland. Source: Internet

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