apocrine gland

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  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?).

词形变化

apocrine glands plural
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