How to Use sweat gland in a Sentence

sweat gland

noun
  • He was born without sweat glands, or at least, not very many.
    — Grayson Haver Currin, New York Times, 27 June 2023
  • The odor in sweat comes from bacteria that live in and around the sweat glands.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 11 Apr. 2023
  • The calories the sweat glands burn just to make sweat are minimal.
    — Heidi Moawad, Verywell Health, 12 July 2024
  • The hands and feet have more sweat gland density than any other part of the body.
    — Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 21 June 2022
  • Your body secretes sweat, a liquid that contains salt, from sweat glands.
    — Amanda MacMillan, Health, 25 Nov. 2023
  • In tandem, sweat glands pump water, drawn from that blood, onto your skin.
    — WIRED, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Stress The sweat glands on the soles of the feet and palms of the hands respond to emotions.
    — Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 12 Feb. 2025
  • 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 drug is inside a cloth wiped over the skin daily to block sweat glands from activating.
    — Washington Post, 30 June 2018
  • Heat rash is caused explicitly by eccrine sweat glands or ducts getting clogged or blocked.
    — Christopher Bergland, Verywell Health, 1 July 2024
  • Differences in skin type, sweat glands, and hair in the area can all affect absorption rates.
    — Kirstyn Hill, Pharmd, Mph, Health, 30 Apr. 2025
  • And bleedings from areas without sweat glands have been reported, too.
    — Josh Hafner, USA TODAY, 24 Oct. 2017
  • In the case of the bomb disposal robot the 'sweat gland' releases the smell of human fear.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 29 June 2011
  • Aluminum chloride is a form of salt that works by temporarily blocking sweat gland ducts.
    — Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 21 June 2022
  • Clusters of blood vessels and sweat glands under each brown patch act as thermal windows that release heat from the body.
    — National Geographic, 20 Sep. 2019
  • When your body heats up, your sweat glands kick into overdrive everywhere—feet included.
    — Christa Sgobba, Glamour, 31 Mar. 2026
  • By blocking the neurotransmitter, acetylcholine, that makes your sweat glands turn on and do their jobs.
    — Donna Freydkin, Allure, 16 Oct. 2017
  • Heat rash also can occur in newborns, as their eccrine sweat glands are not fully developed.
    — Matthew Sloan, Chicago Tribune, 30 Aug. 2023
  • But beyond the apocrine leftovers in our armpits and pubic areas, human sweat glands are all eccrine.
    — Jeff Goodell, Time, 6 July 2023
  • Clogged sweat glands can prevent the body from cooling itself properly and lead to heat exhaustion.
    — Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 23 July 2024
  • Humans are unusually adept at dissipating heat through sweat glands all over the body.
    — Joel Achenbach, Washington Post, 1 Aug. 2024
  • If your motivation is running a little low, why not try a new class or get into a team sport to get those sweat glands working?
    — Anna Jay, refinery29.com, 15 July 2019
  • The cloth—which would be applied directly to the armpits—works to block sweat production by inhibiting the sweat gland.
    — Chloe Metzger, Marie Claire, 29 June 2018
  • Instead, dogs primarily regulate heat through panting and small sweat glands in their paw pads.
    — Angela Rodriguez, Sacbee.com, 30 May 2025
  • Those are caused by cell overgrowth from the sweat glands — and not milia, like originally expected.
    — Amanda Chan, Teen Vogue, 8 Oct. 2017
  • 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
  • But with hyperhidrosis, your sweat glands get the message from your nervous system to go into overdrive.
    — Colleen Stinchcombe, SELF, 21 June 2022
  • Key Takeaways Fish oil can cause a fishy-smelling odor on your skin because of compounds excreted through sweat glands.
    — Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 1 May 2026
  • By contrast, the drug distributed by the Qbrexza cloth will block sweat production by inhibiting sweat glands.
    — Brittany Shoot, Fortune, 2 July 2018
  • The discovery pointed to a potential genetic link between fur loss and sweat gland gain in mammals.
    — Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 13 Aug. 2019

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