Definitions for "Apocrine glands"
Keywords:  armpits, puberty, eccrine, groin, sweat
Sweat glands that are found only in hairy areas of the body, particularly the armpits and groin; they are inactive until puberty
sweat glands located largely in the axillae and anogenital areas, which begin to function at puberty under the influence of androgens
The larger and less common of the two major types of sweat gland. When stimulated by stress, they produce a thicker secretion than the eccrine glands