Anatomy
perianal glands
Subclass of:
Animal Structures
Definitions related to perianal glands:
  • (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 Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • (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 Terminology
    Clinical Data Interchange Standards Consortium (CDISC), 2021
  • A gland located in the area around the anus.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • 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 Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
  • (circumanal gland) A large apocrine gland located in the area surrounding the anal orifice.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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