"sweat gland" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: sweat glands [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} sweat gland (plural sweat glands)
  1. (anatomy) An exocrine gland found under the skin in mammals for regulating body temperature. Wikipedia link: sweat gland Categories (topical): Anatomy Synonyms: sudoriferous gland Translations (exocrine gland): 汗腺 (hànxiàn) (Chinese Mandarin), ter bezi (Crimean Tatar), potní žláza [feminine] (Czech), zweetklier [feminine, masculine] (Dutch), ŝvitglando (Esperanto), hikirauhanen (Finnish), glande sudoripare [feminine] (French), Schweißdrüse [feminine] (German), પ્રસ્વેદ ગ્રંથિ (prasved granthi) (Gujarati), hikirakko (Ingrian), faireog allais [feminine] (Irish), 汗腺 (kansen) (alt: かんせん) (Japanese), 땀샘 (ttamsaem) (Korean), 한선 (hanseon) (alt: 汗腺) (Korean), repe tōhau (Maori), glândula sudorípara (Portuguese), glandă sudoripară [feminine] (Romanian), потова́я железа́ (potovája železá) [feminine] (Russian), glándula sudorípara (Spanish), svettkörtel [common-gender] (Swedish), katasang-pawis (Tagalog), ต่อมเหงื่อ (dtɔ̀m-ngʉ̀ʉa) (Thai), потова залоза (potova zaloza) [feminine] (Ukrainian), chwarren chwys [feminine] (Welsh)

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