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What does apocrine mean?

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Adjective
  1. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to an apocrine gland or to its mode of secretion, which involves the budding of portions of the secreting cells.
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These apocrine glands are located in the axillary and genital area and start developing at the onset of puberty.
Or maybe you should just consult a physician to get your eccrine and apocrine glands examined.
The sweat from the apocrine glands is thicker than that produced by the eccrine glands.
The number of apocrine glands and sweat glands is higher than in women's skin, so men tend to sweat more.
For example, tumors may show follicular, eccrine, sebaceous, or apocrine differentiation.
The smell is made by the bacteria that feed on this sweat, which comes from the apocrine glands in the armpits and groin area.

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