Anatomy
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sweat gland
Subclass of:
Exocrine Glands; Skin
Definitions related to sweat glands:
  • (sudoriferous gland) The small coiled tubular glands in the skin that produce and secrete sweat.
    CDISC Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • Sweat-producing structures that are embedded in the dermis; each gland consists of a single tube, a coiled body, and a superficial duct.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • The small coiled tubes in the skin that produce and secrete sweat.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Sweat gland, either of two types of secretory skin glands occurring only in mammals. The eccrine sweat gland, which is controlled by the sympathetic nervous system, regulates body temperature. When internal temperature rises, the eccrine glands secrete water to the skin surface, where heat is...
    Encyclopedia Britannica
    Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2025
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