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Categories: Exocrine system, Glands, Articles with short description, Skin anatomy

sweat gland sudoriferous gland perspiratory gland apoeccrine Aporcine glands

Any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration WordNet 3.0

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Any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Sweat glands, also known as sudoriferous or sudoriparous glands, from Latin sudor 'sweat', are small tubular structures of the skin that produce sweat. Wikipedia

Small tubular structures of the skin that produce sweat; a type of exocrine gland, which are glands that produce and secrete substances onto an epithelial surface by way of a duct Wikidata

A gland that is used for body temperature regulation and excretes sweat fluid. OmegaWiki

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

Exocrine gland. Wiktionary (translation)

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