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Definition 2024

sweat_gland

sweat gland

English

Noun

sweat gland ‎(plural sweat glands)

(anatomy) An exocrine gland found under the skin in mammals for regulating body temperature.

Synonyms

sudoriferous gland

Translations

exocrine gland

Chinese:
Mandarin: 汗腺 (zh) ‎(hànxiàn)
Crimean Tatar: ter bezi
Dutch: zweetklier (nl) f, m
Finnish: hikirauhanen
French:
German: Schweißdrüse (de) f

Irish: faireog allais f
Japanese: 汗腺 ‎(かんせん, kansen)
Korean: 땀샘 (ko) ‎(ttamsaem), 한선 ‎(hanseon) (汗腺)
Maori: repe tōhau
Russian:
Swedish: svettkörtel c
Tagalog: katasang-pawis