MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Perianal Glands
Tree Number(s): A13.734
Unique ID: D010481
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010481
Annotation: animal only
Scope Note: A type of SEBACEOUS GLAND located in the area surrounding the ANUS of some mammals such as dogs, cats, opossums, and guinea pigs.
Entry Term(s): Circumanal Glands
Previous Indexing: Anus (1966-1967)
Public MeSH Note: 68
History Note: 68
Date Established: 1968/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2016/07/05

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Perianal Glands MeSH Descriptor Data 2025