"apocrine gland" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: apocrine glands [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} apocrine gland (plural apocrine glands)
  1. (anatomy) Any of several coiled, tubular glands that extrudes part of the cytoplasm as a secretion. Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (any of several coiled, tubular glands that extrudes part of the cytoplasm as a secretion): 大汗腺 (dàhànxiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), apokriininen rauhanen (Finnish), apokrine Drüse [feminine] (German), glândula apócrina [feminine] (Portuguese)

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