Term Name: sweat gland
Synonyms: glandula sudorifera, sudoriferous gland, sudoriparous gland
Definition: any of the coil glands of the skin that secrete sweat
Ontology: Cell Ontology [UBERON:0001820]

Relationships
develops from: sweat gland placode
is part of: skin epidermis
has parts: epithelial cell of sweat gland myoepithelial cell of sweat gland
is a type of: epidermis gland exocrine gland exocrine gland of integumental system
has subtype: apocrine sweat gland areolar sweat gland axillary sweat gland eccrine sweat gland palmar/plantar sweat gland scrotal sweat gland