: merocrine
—used especially of sweat glands
also
: produced by an eccrine gland
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Old World monkeys like macaques have equal parts eccrine and apocrine glands.
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Jeff Goodell, Time, 6 July 2023
But beyond the apocrine leftovers in our armpits and pubic areas, human sweat glands are all eccrine.
—Jeff Goodell, Time, 6 July 2023
An eccrine route of excretion probably produced chromhidrosis.
—Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2023
In fact, there are actually two different kinds of sweat glands in the body – eccrine sweat glands and apocrine sweat glands.
—Alexis Benveniste, Allure, 26 Sep. 2023
It is caused when ducts from eccrine sweat glands that lead to the skin’s surface are blocked or inflamed.
—Matthew Sloan, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2023
The loss of hair on our bodies and the development of eccrine sweat glands were important evolutionary events, perhaps as important as the use of tools or fire.
—Jeff Goodell, Time, 6 July 2023
Clear, fluid eccrine sweat, produced in much larger quantities, spreads the apocrine over a larger surface area — and the stench along with it.
—Jessica Festa, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2015
Lu upped the ante, tracking stress in an area of the body that contains the highest concentration of eccrine sweat glands: the palm.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Dallas News, 16 Mar. 2023
Jeff Goodell, Time, 6 July 2023
But beyond the apocrine leftovers in our armpits and pubic areas, human sweat glands are all eccrine.
—Jeff Goodell, Time, 6 July 2023
An eccrine route of excretion probably produced chromhidrosis.
—Discover Magazine, 19 Apr. 2023
In fact, there are actually two different kinds of sweat glands in the body – eccrine sweat glands and apocrine sweat glands.
—Alexis Benveniste, Allure, 26 Sep. 2023
It is caused when ducts from eccrine sweat glands that lead to the skin’s surface are blocked or inflamed.
—Matthew Sloan, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2023
The loss of hair on our bodies and the development of eccrine sweat glands were important evolutionary events, perhaps as important as the use of tools or fire.
—Jeff Goodell, Time, 6 July 2023
Clear, fluid eccrine sweat, produced in much larger quantities, spreads the apocrine over a larger surface area — and the stench along with it.
—Jessica Festa, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2015
Lu upped the ante, tracking stress in an area of the body that contains the highest concentration of eccrine sweat glands: the palm.
—Adithi Ramakrishnan, Dallas News, 16 Mar. 2023
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“Eccrine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eccrine. Accessed 23 Apr. 2024.
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