Perianal

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 umbilicus (the belly button). Peri- is a useful prefix in anatomy and so is much employed in medicine. Pericardial fluid is fluid around the heart. Periaortic lymph nodes are lymph nodes around the aorta. A perianal abscess is an abscess (a local accumulation of pus) that forms next to the anus causing tender swelling in that area and pain on defecation.
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peri·anal -'ān-əl adj of, relating to, occurring in, or being the tissues surrounding the anus <a \perianal abscess>

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peri·anal (per″e-aґnəl) [peri- + anal] near or around the anus; cf. circumanal.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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