eccrine gland
noun
variants
or eccrine sweat gland
: any of the rather small sweat glands that discharge an odorless watery fluid onto the surface of the skin, play an important role in thermoregulation, and are widely distributed across the body with the most dense concentrations on the palms, soles, and forehead compare apocrine gland
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Your feet contain a high number of eccrine glands, which produce primarily odorless sweat.
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Korin Miller, Health, 11 July 2024
The glands on your dog’s paws and its nose are called eccrine glands, and all mammals have these, too.
—Bill Gifford, Men's Health, 12 June 2023
Most researchers agree with the premise that fur-loss and eccrine gland-gain coevolved for thermoregulation during human evolution.
—Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 17 Jan. 2019
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Korin Miller, Health, 11 July 2024
The glands on your dog’s paws and its nose are called eccrine glands, and all mammals have these, too.
—Bill Gifford, Men's Health, 12 June 2023
Most researchers agree with the premise that fur-loss and eccrine gland-gain coevolved for thermoregulation during human evolution.
—Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 17 Jan. 2019
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“Eccrine gland.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/eccrine%20gland. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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