sweat gland

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sweat gland

noun sweat glands

  1. An exocrine gland found under the skin in mammals for regulating body temperature.

    Similar: sudoriferous gland, sudoriparous gland

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noun exocrine gland

Españolglándula sudorípara
한국어땀샘 ttamsaem, 한선 hanseon
日本語汗腺 kansen
中文汗腺 hànxiàn
Portuguêsglândula sudorípara
Françaisglande sudoripare
DeutschSchweißdrüse
Românăglandă sudoripară
Русскийпотова́я железа́ potovája železá

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@misc{sweat_gland_2026,
  title = {sweat gland},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/sweat%20gland},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}