Meaning

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

    Schweißdrüse

    потова́я железа́potovája železá

    потова залозаpotova zaloza

More definitions
  • any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration

Translations

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Українська
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exocrine gland:
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Deutsch
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Forms

plural: sweat glands
Singularsweat gland
Pluralsweat glands

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning

See also

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