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外分泌腺

Exocrine gland

分泌物(secretory substance)を体表や消化管の中に出す腺(gland)のこと。汗腺(Sweat glands)、消化腺、唾液腺(salivary gland)が含まれる。

Glands that secrete a substance either on the body's surface or along the alimentary canal (the muscular tube that runs from the mouth to the anus). They include sweat glands, digestive glands, and salivary glands.