sweat gland
noun
: a simple tubular gland of the skin that excretes perspiration, is widely distributed in nearly all parts of the human skin, and consists typically of an epithelial tube extending spirally from a minute pore on the surface of the skin into the dermis or subcutaneous tissues where it ends in a convoluted tuft
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web Aluminum chloride is a form of salt that works by temporarily blocking sweat gland ducts. 
Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 21 June 2022 The hands and feet have more sweat gland density than any other part of the body. Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 21 June 2022 But with hyperhidrosis, your sweat glands get the message from your nervous system to go into overdrive. Rachel Grumman Bender, SELF, 24 Feb. 2020 The tissues that help skin to match its body position, giving it features like sweat glands and hair as appropriate, lie deeper than many grafts. Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2020 Jan Halámek, the forensic chemist whose lab came up with the new process, says that because sweat glands are positioned closely to circulating blood, some ethanol is actually passed to our sweat. Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 12 Dec. 2019 Clusters of blood vessels and sweat glands under each brown patch act as thermal windows that release heat from the body. National Geographic, 20 Sep. 2019 My doctor told me that there are several medications for various illnesses that cause an excessive production from our sweat glands, resulting in night sweats. Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2019 Some complications of diabetes, including damage to blood vessels, can affect sweat glands, limiting the body’s ability to cool, which can bring on heat exhaustion and heat stroke, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2019 See More
Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 21 June 2022 The hands and feet have more sweat gland density than any other part of the body. Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 21 June 2022 But with hyperhidrosis, your sweat glands get the message from your nervous system to go into overdrive. Rachel Grumman Bender, SELF, 24 Feb. 2020 The tissues that help skin to match its body position, giving it features like sweat glands and hair as appropriate, lie deeper than many grafts. Amber Dance, Smithsonian Magazine, 31 Jan. 2020 Jan Halámek, the forensic chemist whose lab came up with the new process, says that because sweat glands are positioned closely to circulating blood, some ethanol is actually passed to our sweat. Courtney Linder, Popular Mechanics, 12 Dec. 2019 Clusters of blood vessels and sweat glands under each brown patch act as thermal windows that release heat from the body. National Geographic, 20 Sep. 2019 My doctor told me that there are several medications for various illnesses that cause an excessive production from our sweat glands, resulting in night sweats. Washington Post, 16 Sep. 2019 Some complications of diabetes, including damage to blood vessels, can affect sweat glands, limiting the body’s ability to cool, which can bring on heat exhaustion and heat stroke, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Washington Post, 4 Sep. 2019 See More Word History
First Known Use
1845, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
sweat gland
noun
: a small gland of the skin that gives off perspiration
Medical Definition
sweat gland
noun
: a simple tubular gland of the skin that secretes perspiration, in humans is widely distributed in nearly all parts of the skin, and consists typically of an epithelial tube extending spirally from a minute pore on the surface of the skin into the dermis or subcutaneous tissues where it ends in a convoluted tuft
called also sudoriferous gland, sudoriparous gland