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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 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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Mature adipose tissue, fibrous tissue, and a few apocrine glands were also present.
Nasopharyngeal teratoma in an adult by Goh, Hood Keng Christopher / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
When sweat, especially from the apocrine glands (sweat glands in underarms and around genitals), mixes with bacteria on the skin surface, the byproduct is body odor.
Excuse me ...: ... but acne, bad breath, and body odor are a normal ... by Science World
Histopathologic study identified a papillomatous hyperplasia of the hyperkeratotic surface epithelium and a large number of underlying mature sebaceous glands, keratin-filled infundibula, small hair structures, and deep apocrine glands (figure 3).
A rare case of a sebaceous nevus in the external auditory canal. ... by Downey, Maj. Timothy J. / Ear, Nose and Throat Journal
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