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eccrine sweat gland

Term ID
UBERON:0000423
Synonyms
  • eccrine gland
  • glandula sudorifera eccrina
  • glandula sudorifera merocrina
  • merocrine sweat gland
Definition
A merocrine, unbranched, unbranched, coiled, tubular gland sweat gland. In humans, distributed over almost all of the body surface, and promote cooling by evaporation of their secretion. (2)
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