- sweat pore
- the opening of a sweat duct on the surface of the skin; called also porus sudoriferus.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
sweat pore
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Pore — may refer to:In animal biology and microbiology: * Sweat pore, an anatomical structure of the skin of humans (and other mammals) used for secretion of sweat * Canal pore, an anatomical structure that is part of the lateral line sense system of… … Wikipedia
pore — [n] small aperture in skin foramen, opening, orifice, outlet, stoma, sweat gland, vesicle; concept 418 pore [v] go over carefully brood, contemplate, dwell on, examine, look over, muse, peruse, ponder, read, regard, scan, scrutinize, study;… … New thesaurus
sweat gland — noun any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑sudoriferous gland • Hypernyms: ↑exocrine gland, ↑exocrine, ↑duct gland • Hyponyms: ↑apoc … Useful english dictionary
pore — 1. An opening, hole, perforation, or foramen. A p., meatus, or foramen. SEE ALSO: opening. 2. SYN: sweat p.. SEE ALSO: opening, meatus, foramen. [G. poros, passageway] alveolar pores openings in the … Medical dictionary
pore — pore1 [ pɔr ] noun count one of the very small holes in your skin that SWEAT can pass through a. a very small hole in the surface of a plant from every pore used for emphasizing that someone has a very strong feeling that they cannot hide: Anger… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
pore — I UK [pɔː(r)] / US [pɔr] noun [countable] Word forms pore : singular pore plural pores a) one of the very small holes in your skin that sweat can pass through b) a very small hole in the surface of a plant • from every pore II UK [pɔː(r)] / US… … English dictionary
Sweat gland — The sweat (sudoriferous) glands are small tubular structures situated within and under the skin (in the subcutaneous tissue). They discharge sweat by tiny openings in the surface of the skin. The sweat is a transparent colorless acidic fluid with … Medical dictionary
pore — pore1 [po: US po:r] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old French; Origin: Latin porus, from Greek poros way through ] one of the small holes in your skin that liquid, especially ↑sweat, can pass through, or a similar hole in the surface of a plant pore 2… … Dictionary of contemporary English
pore — 1 noun (C) one of the small holes in your skin that liquid, especially sweat can pass through, or a similar hole in the surface of a plant: Witch hazel can help to unblock greasy pores. 2 verb pore over sth phrasal verb (T) to read or look at… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
pore — n. a small opening; for example, sweat pores are the openings of the sweat glands on the surface of the skin … The new mediacal dictionary
