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apocrine_gland
MEANING: a large sweat gland that produces both a fluid and an apocrine secretion; in human beings located in hairy regions of the body
Hypernym Tree (apocrine_gland is a type of)
sweat_gland, sudoriferous_gland -- (any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration
exocrine_gland, duct_gland -- (a gland that secretes externally through a duct
gland, secretory_organ, secretor, secreter -- (any of various organs that synthesize substances needed by the body and release it through ducts or directly into the bloodstream
organ -- (a fully differentiated structural and functional unit in an animal that is specialized for some particular function
body_part -- (any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity
part, piece -- (a portion of a natural object; "they analyzed the river into three parts"; "he needed a piece of granite"
thing -- (a separate and self-contained entity
entity -- (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)
Also See
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
eccrine_gland -- (a small sweat gland the produces only a fluid; restricted to the human skin
