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apocrine glands

apocrine glands is the plural of apocrine gland.

Meaning of apocrine gland

Noun

apocrine gland (plural apocrine glands)

  1. Any of several coiled, tubular glands that extrudes part of the cytoplasm as a secretion.
    • At puberty, apocrine glands start producing a viscous pheromone-containing secretion, which is often processed by bacteria to create a strong aroma. These glands are confined to our armpits, nipples, and groin (guess what they are for?).2016, Joseph Henrich, chapter 5, in The Secret of Our Success […] , Princeton: Princeton University Press, →ISBN

Questions about apocrine glands

What is apocrine glands the plural of?
Apocrine glands is the plural of apocrine gland.

Words near apocrine glands in the dictionary

  1. apocrenate
  2. apocrenates
  3. apocrine
  4. apocrine acne
  5. apocrine gland
  6. apocrine glands
  7. apocrinitis
  8. apocrisarii
  9. apocrisarius
  10. apocrisiaries
  11. apocrisiarii

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