Identification of a very formal and traditional relationship between sisters. Most likely to be used by very traditional families, (miko, samurai, Yamato Nadeshiko, etc.). Tends to be a sign of awe rather than affection. (Awe can mean either adoration, or a type of fear).
Resembling a gland; when used in the plural, adenoids, they refer to lymphoid tissue that normally exists in the nasopharynx of children and is known in medicine as the pharyngeal tonsil. adipoid. Resemblance to fat; also, lipoid.
Noun. 1. sudoriferous gland-any of the glands in the skin that secrete perspiration. sweat gland. cutis, skin, tegument-a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch; your skin is the largest organ of your body. duct gland, exocrine, exocrine gland-a gland that secretes externally through a duct.