- sweat duct
- sweat duct n the part of a sweat gland which extends through the dermis to the surface of the skin
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the duct that leads from the body of a sweat gland to the surface of the skin.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
sweat duct
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sweat gland — a simple coiled tubular exocrine gland that lies in the dermis of the skin. A long duct carries its secretion (sweat) to the surface of the skin. Sweat glands occur over most of the surface of the body; they are particularly abundant in the… … The new mediacal dictionary
duct gland — noun a gland that secretes externally through a duct • Syn: ↑exocrine gland, ↑exocrine • Hypernyms: ↑gland, ↑secretory organ, ↑secretor, ↑secreter • Hyponyms … Useful english dictionary
