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
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In tandem, sweat glands pump water, drawn from that blood, onto your skin.
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WIRED, 30 Sep. 2023
Some surgeries can remove sweat glands in severe cases.
—Cathy Cassata, Health, 28 Jan. 2024
Applying at night allows our sweat glands to absorb more of the product’s active ingredients, which improves the product’s overall efficacy and minimizes irritation.
—Chloé Valentine Toscano, Allure, 30 Nov. 2023
Its thick fleece coat ensures heat conservation, and a lack of functional sweat glands bolsters its cold tolerance.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2024
The device generates heat that eliminates or damages sweat glands in your underarms.12
Surgery: Other procedures that treat hyperhidrosis of the underarms include excision (cuts out), curettage (scrapes out), and liposuction (suctions out) of the sweat glands.
—Cathy Cassata, Health, 28 Jan. 2024
Holmes explained that certain elements—skin, sweat glands, the circulatory system, and the hypothalamus—play key roles in thermoregulation.
—Korin Miller, Health, 19 Jan. 2024
Your body secretes sweat, a liquid that contains salt, from sweat glands.
—Amanda MacMillan, Health, 25 Nov. 2023
Surgery: This includes procedures to cut nerves that stimulate sweat or remove sweat glands.
—Amanda MacMillan, Health, 25 Nov. 2023
WIRED, 30 Sep. 2023
Some surgeries can remove sweat glands in severe cases.
—Cathy Cassata, Health, 28 Jan. 2024
Applying at night allows our sweat glands to absorb more of the product’s active ingredients, which improves the product’s overall efficacy and minimizes irritation.
—Chloé Valentine Toscano, Allure, 30 Nov. 2023
Its thick fleece coat ensures heat conservation, and a lack of functional sweat glands bolsters its cold tolerance.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 6 Feb. 2024
The device generates heat that eliminates or damages sweat glands in your underarms.12
Surgery: Other procedures that treat hyperhidrosis of the underarms include excision (cuts out), curettage (scrapes out), and liposuction (suctions out) of the sweat glands.
—Cathy Cassata, Health, 28 Jan. 2024
Holmes explained that certain elements—skin, sweat glands, the circulatory system, and the hypothalamus—play key roles in thermoregulation.
—Korin Miller, Health, 19 Jan. 2024
Your body secretes sweat, a liquid that contains salt, from sweat glands.
—Amanda MacMillan, Health, 25 Nov. 2023
Surgery: This includes procedures to cut nerves that stimulate sweat or remove sweat glands.
—Amanda MacMillan, Health, 25 Nov. 2023
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