sweat glands

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Definition of sweat glands in English English dictionary: plural form of sweat gland; external excreting glands that are responsible for excreting perspiration
sweat gland: An exocrine gland found under the skin in mammals for regulating body temperature
sweat gland: part of the body which releases sweat
sweat gland: Any of the numerous small, tubular glands that are found nearly everywhere in the skin of humans and that secrete perspiration externally through pores to help regulate body temperature. a small organ under your skin that produces sweat. Either of two types of perspiration glands in the skin. Eccrine sweat glands, controlled by the sympathetic nervous system, use evaporation to cool the skin by secreting water when body temperature rises. Apocrine sweat glands, usually associated with hair follicles, are concentrated in the underarms and genital region. Starting at puberty, hormones stimulate them to continuously secrete a fatty sweat. Certain specialized glands, such as mammary glands and wax-secreting glands of the ear canal, probably developed from this type of gland
sweat gland: any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration