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preanal

preanal adjective: situated in front of, or measured from in front of, the anus; anterior to the anus.

Adjective

preanal (not comparable)

  1. Situated in front of, or measured from in front of, the anus; anterior to the anus.
    • a preanal gland, the preanal length of the carapo

Forms of preanal

alternative formpre-anal

Origin of preanal

From pre- + anal.

Questions about preanal

What does preanal mean?
Preanal means situated in front of, or measured from in front of, the anus; anterior to the anus.
What part of speech is preanal?
Preanal is an adjective.

Words near preanal in the dictionary

  1. preamyloid
  2. preanaesthetic
  3. preanaesthetically
  4. preanaesthetics
  5. preanaesthetised
  6. preanal
  7. preanalyse
  8. preanalysed
  9. preanalyses
  10. preanalysing
  11. preanalysis

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