sweat gland

noun

An exocrine gland found under the skin in mammals for regulating body temperature.

Similar
sudoriferous glandsudoriparous gland
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Meanings

nounsweat gland (plural sweat glands)

plural sweat glands

  1. anatomyAn exocrine gland found under the skin in mammals for regulating body temperature.

    Synonyms: sudoriferous gland, sudoriparous gland

Synonyms & antonyms

nounAn exocrine gland found under the skin in mammals for regulating body temperature.

Similar
sudoriferous glandsudoriparous gland

More synonyms by meaning

nounany of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration

Similar
sudoriferous gland
Broader
exocrine glandexocrineduct gland
Also see
sudoriferous glandsudoriparous gland

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 汗腺
  • 汗腺 (hànxiàn)exocrine gland
Czech potní žláza
  • potní žlázaexocrine gland
Dutch zweetklier
  • zweetklierexocrine gland
Esperanto ŝvitglando
  • ŝvitglandoexocrine gland
Finnish hikirauhanen
  • hikirauhanenexocrine gland
French glande sudoripare
  • glande sudoripareexocrine gland
German Schweißdrüse
  • Schweißdrüseexocrine gland
Irish faireog allais
  • faireog allaisexocrine gland
Japanese 汗腺
  • 汗腺 (kansen)exocrine gland
Korean 땀샘, 한선
  • 땀샘 (ttamsaem)exocrine gland
  • 한선 (hanseon)exocrine gland
Māori repe tōhau
  • repe tōhauexocrine gland
Polish gruczoł potowy
  • gruczoł potowyexocrine gland
Portuguese glândula sudorípara
  • glândula sudoríparaexocrine gland
Romanian glandă sudoripară
  • glandă sudoriparăexocrine gland
Russian потова́я железа́
  • потова́я железа́ (potovája železá)exocrine gland
Spanish glándula sudorípara
  • glándula sudoríparaexocrine gland
Swedish svettkörtel
  • svettkörtelexocrine gland
Tagalog katasang-pawis
  • katasang-pawisexocrine gland
Thai ต่อมเหงื่อ
  • ต่อมเหงื่อ (dtɔ̀m-ngʉ̀ʉa)exocrine gland
Ukrainian потова залоза
  • потова залоза (potova zaloza)exocrine gland
Welsh chwarren chwys
  • chwarren chwysexocrine gland
Cite this entry
APA

sweat gland. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweat%20gland

MLA

“sweat gland.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweat%20gland. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sweat gland,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sweat%20gland.

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