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apocrine gland

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Noun1.apocrine gland - a large sweat gland that produces both a fluid and an apocrine secretionapocrine gland - a large sweat gland that produces both a fluid and an apocrine secretion; in human beings located in hairy regions of the body
sudoriferous gland, sweat gland - any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration
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