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Definition: Sweat Gland |
Sweat GlandNoun1. Any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: Sweat GlandSynonym: sudoriferous gland (n). (additional references) |
Crosswords: Sweat Gland |
| English words defined with "sweat gland": apocrine gland ♦ eccrine gland. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "sweat gland": Hidradenitis ♦ Neoplasms, Adnexal and Skin Appendage. (references) |
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Books | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | Illustration of a cross-section of the skin with labels indicating epidermis, dermis, sweat gland, fatty tissue, nerve follicle and oil gland. See artwork: RR-15b, WYNTK-22b. Credit: Unknown photographer/artist. | |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
Expression using "sweat gland": Sweat Gland Diseases. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
sweat gland | 75 |
overactive sweat gland | 7 |
blocked sweat gland | 6 |
sweat gland disorder | 4 |
sweat gland disease | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "sweat gland"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | gjëndër djerse. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | потна жлеза. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | potní žláza. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | ductus sudoriferus (duct of sweat gland), corpus glandulae sudoriferae (body of sweat gland). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | zweetkanaaltje (duct of sweat gland), ductus sudoriferus (duct of sweat gland), corpus glandulae sudoriferae (body of sweat gland). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | hikirauhanen. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | corps d'une glande sudoripare (body of sweat gland), canal sudorifère (duct of sweat gland). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Ductus sudoriferus (duct of sweat gland), Ductus sudorifer (duct of sweat gland), Corpus glandulae sudoriferae (body of sweat gland). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | σπείραμα ιδρωτοποιού αδένα (body of sweat gland). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | izzadságmirigy. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | ghiandola sudoripara (gland that secretes sweat). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 汗腺 . (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | か"せ" (contagion, government compilation, government-appointed, infection, main line, psoriasis, trunk line, vessels, warship, watching agame). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | fairaig ollish (suderiferous). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | eatsway andglay потовая железа (sweat-gland). (various references) znojna žlezda. (various references) glándula sudorípara (gland that secretes sweat). (various references) svettkörtel. (various references) terbezi. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-d-e-g-l-n-s-t-w" | |
-1 letter: wasteland. | |
-2 letters: seladang, twangled, twangles, wantages, wetlands. | |
-3 letters: agendas, agnates, anlages, ansated, dangles, dentals, galenas, geladas, gelants, glandes, lagends, lanated, lasagne, sealant, seawant, slanged, slanted, stanged, tangled, tangles, twanged, twangle, wangled, wangles, wantage, wastage, weasand, wetland. | |
-4 letters: adages, adnate, agates, agenda, agents, aglets, agnate, alands, alants, alated, alates, angels, angled, angles, anlage, ansate, aslant. | |
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| 1. Definition 2. Synonyms 3. Crosswords 4. Usage: Commercial | 5. Images: Photo Album 6. Expressions 7. Expressions: Internet 8. Translations: Modern | 9. Anagrams 10. Bibliography |
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