NOUN | body | apocrine gland | a large sweat gland that produces both a fluid and an apocrine secretion |
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Meaning | A large sweat gland that produces both a fluid and an apocrine secretion; in human beings located in hairy regions of the body. | |
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Broader | sweat gland, sudoriferous gland | Any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration |
Spanish | glándula aprocrina | |
Catalan | glàndula apocrina |
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