Usually means: Glands producing odoriferous sweat, localized.
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Definitions from Wikipedia (Apocrine sweat gland)

noun:  An apocrine sweat gland (from Greek apo 'away' and krinein 'to separate') is composed of a coiled secretory portion located at the junction of the dermis and subcutaneous fat, from which a straight portion inserts and secretes into the infundibular portion of the hair follicle.


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