Anatomy
perianal glands
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Animal Structures
Definitions related to perianal glands:
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(gland, perianal) Deep sebaceous glands located around the anus and contain no fat. (Textbook of Small Animal Surgery - Volume 1. Slatter D (Ed.) (2003) Elsevier Health Sciences, Philadelpha PA)CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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(gland, perianal) Superficial sebaceous glands located around the anus and contain fat. (Textbook of Small Animal Surgery - Volume 1. Slatter D (Ed.) (2003) Elsevier Health Sciences, Philadelpha PA)CDISC TerminologyClinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
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A gland located in the area around the anus.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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A type of SEBACEOUS GLAND located in the area surrounding the ANUS of some mammals such as dogs, cats, opossums, and guinea pigs.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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(circumanal gland) A large apocrine gland located in the area surrounding the anal orifice.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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