Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Relating to a type of glandular secretion in which the apical portion of the secreting cell is released along with the secretory products.
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- adjective Of or pertaining to an
apocrine gland , or to itssecretions
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- adjective (of exocrine glands) producing a secretion in which part of the secreting cell is released with the secretion
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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On the other hand, the sweat that comes from the "apocrine" glands (usually located under the arm pits, the genital areas and around the nipples) contain proteins and oily substances that bacteria can feed on and break down to cause body odour.
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Deodorants mask the odor produced by apocrine glands in the armpits but generally don't fight underarm sweating.
Out, Out, Pesky Sweat Stains Ray A. Smith 2011
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The apocrine glands, which develop during puberty, are also attached to hair follicles in the genital area and the underarms and secrete sweat and body odor linked to sexual pheromones.
Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009
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The apocrine glands, which develop during puberty, are also attached to hair follicles in the genital area and the underarms and secrete sweat and body odor linked to sexual pheromones.
Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009
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Then my dog starts air-scenting him because now he ` s all pumped up with what ` s called apocrine.
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The apocrine glands, which develop during puberty, are also attached to hair follicles in the genital area and the underarms and secrete sweat and body odor linked to sexual pheromones.
Simple Skin Beauty Ellen Marmur 2009
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And apocrine glands, which produce sweat, are reduced with age.
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The specific stink they are interested in comes from the apocrine glands in the armpit, which only secrete during times of arousal, such as stress.
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Sam Shuster, professor of dermatology at the University of East Anglia, believes the revolutionary thinker had hidradenitis suppurativa HS in which the apocrine sweat glands – found mainly in the armpits and groin – become blocked and inflamed.
Nunc Scio » Blog Archive » Marx didn’t hate capitalism, he just had bad skin 2007
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Sam Shuster, professor of dermatology at the University of East Anglia, believes the revolutionary thinker had hidradenitis suppurativa HS in which the apocrine sweat glands – found mainly in the armpits and groin – become blocked and inflamed.
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