sweat gland
Example Sentences
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The big cats and other hunters that these foragers feared had many fewer eccrine sweat glands than humans; predators had to stay cool in the daytime by hunkering in the shade.
The hospital nurse told police that children 2 and older are better able to regulate internal body temperature than babies, who do not have fully developed sweat glands, according to the police report.
From Los Angeles Times
The researchers discovered that this particular secretoglobin is produced primarily by cells in the sweat glands.
From Science Daily
Humans probably smell, well, human to most wildlife — without fur, and with our sweat glands oozing at the surface, we’re a pretty stinky, or at least stunningly recognizable, creature.
From Los Angeles Times
With tiny blood vessels, sweat glands, and hairs, skin also acts as a thermostat, ready to release heat or conserve it to regulate body temperature.
From National Geographic
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
