Anatomy

Perianal Glands

A type of SEBACEOUS GLAND located in the area surrounding the ANUS of some mammals such as dogs, cats, opossums, and guinea pigs.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A type of SEBACEOUS GLAND located in the area surrounding the ANUS of some mammals such as dogs, cats, opossums, and guinea pigs.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Circumanal Glands
  • Circumanal Gland
  • Gland, Circumanal
  • Gland, Perianal
  • Glands, Circumanal
  • Glands, Perianal
  • Perianal Gland

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Aspects Covered

24 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood supply, chemistry, cytology, diagnostic imaging, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, growth & development, immunology, injuries, innervation, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathology, physiology, physiopathology, radiation effects, surgery, transplantation, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

animal only

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History Note

68

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Previous Indexing

  • Anus (1966-1967)

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Tree Number

  1. A13.734w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Perianal Glands. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010481. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010481
  2. Perianal Glands. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anal_gland
  3. Perianal Glands. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q484645