apocrine gland

Definitions of apocrine gland
  1. noun
    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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    type of:
    sudoriferous gland, sweat gland
    any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration
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