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Definition of Perianal

1. Adjective. Around the anus.

Definition of Perianal

1. Adjective. Of or pertaining to the areas immediately around the anus. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Perianal

1. Located around the anus. Origin: L. Anus This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Perianal

Literary usage of Perianal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Text-book of Comparative Anatomy by Arnold Lang, Ernst Heinrich Philipp August Haeckel (1896)
"The perianal Sinus. ... with the neighbouring body wall by means of a circular membrane, which cuts off a small perianal sinus from the general body ..."

2. Surgical Operations: A Handbook for Students and Practitioners by Friedrich Pels-Leusder (1912)
"... perianal Wiring (Fig. 581).—This is unquestionably and by far the minimal procedure. The prolapsed segment is reduced; a big needle carrying a silver ..."

3. Child Sexual Abuse: Intervention and Treatment Issues by Kathleen C. Faller (1995)
"The following anal findings are lower probability: • perianal erythema, ... perianal erythema, increased pigmentation, and venous engorgement are all ..."

4. Therapeutic Gazette (1912)
"In the zone of downward spread the tissues contained in this lymph area are the perianal skin, the ischiorectal fat, and the external sphincter muscle. ..."

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