Definition
Describing a type of gland that secretes substances by pinching off bits of itself, especially sweat glands in your armpits and groin.
Etymology
From Greek apo- (away, off) + krinein (to separate or secrete). The term was coined in the early 1900s to distinguish this secretion method from other gland types.
Kelly Says
Your apocrine sweat glands are why deodorant exists—they produce a thicker, smellier sweat when you're stressed that bacteria love to break down!
Translations
ARالعربية
غدد عرق
ghad-d-i-a-raq
BNবাংলা
অপোক্রিন
ap-o-kri-n
CSČeština
apokrinní
ap-o-kri-nni
DADansk
apokrin
ap-o-krin
DEDeutsch
apokrin
ap-o-krin
ELΕλληνικά
αποκρινής
ap-o-krin-is
ESEspañol
apocrino
ap-o-kri-no
FAفارسی
غدد عرق
ghad-d-i-a-raq
FISuomi
apokrininen
ap-o-kri-ni-nen
FRFrançais
apocrine
ap-o-krin
HIहिन्दी
स्वेद ग्रंथि
sveda granthi
HUMagyar
apokrin
ap-o-krin
IDBahasa Indonesia
kelen apokrin
ke-len ap-o-krin
ITItaliano
apocrino
ap-o-kri-no
KKKK
апокріні
a-pok-ri-ni
MRMR
स्वेद ग्रंथि
sveda granthi
MSBahasa Melayu
apokrin
ap-o-krin
NLNederlands
apocrine
ap-o-krin
NONorsk
apokrin
ap-o-krin
PLPolski
apokrynny
ap-o-kry-nny
PTPortuguês
apocrino
ap-o-kri-no
RORomână
apocrine
ap-o-krin
RUРусский
апокриновый
ap-o-kri-no-vyy
SVSvenska
apokrin
ap-o-krin
SWKiswahili
apokrin
ap-o-krin
TAதமிழ்
பதிலளிக்க முடியாது
pa-thi-li-kka mu-di-ya-du
TEతెలుగు
పరిచయం
pa-ri-cha-yam
THไทย
ต่อมเหงื่อ
dtua-mom-muea
TRTürkçe
apokrin
ap-o-krin
UKУкраїнська
апокринний
ap-o-kri-nniy
URاردو
غدد عرق
ghad-d-i-a-raq
VITiếng Việt
tuyến mồ hôi
twee-n mo-hoi