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cir·cum·anal (sur″kəm-aґnəl) surrounding the anus; cf. perianal.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
circumanal
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circumanal — Relativo a la zona que rodea el ano. Diccionario Mosby Medicina, Enfermería y Ciencias de la Salud, Ediciones Hancourt, S.A. 1999 … Diccionario médico
circumanal — adj. [L. circum, around; anus, anus] About or surrounding the anus … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
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Perianal — Located around the anus, the opening of the rectum to the outside of the body. Peri is a prefix borrowed from the Greek. It means around or about. So pericardial is around the heart. Perinatal is around birth. And periumbilical is around the… … Medical dictionary
gland — An organized aggregation of cells functioning as a secretory or excretory organ. SYN: glandula (1) [TA]. [L. glans, acorn] accessory g. a small mass of glandular structure, detached from but lying near another and larger g., to which it is… … Medical dictionary
Циркум- (Circum-) — приставка, указывающая на расположение вокруг, вблизи. Например: циркуманальный (circumanal) расположенный вблизи заднего прохода. Источник: Медицинский словарь … Медицинские термины
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circum- — A circular movement, or a position surrounding the part indicated by the word to which it is joined. SEE ALSO: peri . [L. around] * * * prefix denoting around; surrounding. Example: circumanal (surrounding the anus). * * * [L.] a prefix… … Medical dictionary
