Phrase guide

sweat gland

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

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

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sudoriferous gland, sudoriparous gland

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sudoriferous gland

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: exocrine gland, exocrine, duct gland

Narrower terms: apocrine gland, eccrine gland

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

25 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 汗腺 (hànxiàn) — exocrine gland
  • Crimean Tatar: ter bezi — exocrine gland
  • Czech: potní žláza — exocrine gland
  • Dutch: zweetklier — exocrine gland
  • Esperanto: ŝvitglando — exocrine gland
  • Finnish: hikirauhanen — exocrine gland
  • French: glande sudoripare — exocrine gland
  • German: Schweißdrüse — exocrine gland
  • Gujarati: પ્રસ્વેદ ગ્રંથિ (prasved granthi) — exocrine gland
  • Ingrian: hikirakko — exocrine gland
  • Irish: faireog allais — exocrine gland
  • Japanese: 汗腺 (kansen) — exocrine gland
  • Korean: 땀샘 (ttamsaem) — exocrine gland
  • Korean: 한선 (hanseon) — exocrine gland
  • Māori: repe tōhau — exocrine gland
  • Polish: gruczoł potowy — exocrine gland
  • Portuguese: glândula sudorípara — exocrine gland
  • Romanian: glandă sudoripară — exocrine gland
  • Russian: потова́я железа́ (potovája železá) — exocrine gland
  • Spanish: glándula sudorípara — exocrine gland
  • Swedish: svettkörtel — exocrine gland
  • Tagalog: katasang-pawis — exocrine gland
  • Thai: ต่อมเหงื่อ (dtɔ̀m-ngʉ̀ʉa) — exocrine gland
  • Ukrainian: потова залоза (potova zaloza) — exocrine gland
  • Welsh: chwarren chwys — exocrine gland