Canadian Medical Guide > Anatomy > Animal Structures > Scent Glands Terms and Definitions
Scent Glands
Medical Definition: | Exocrine glands in animals which secrete scents which either repel or attract other animals, e.g. perianal glands of skunks, anal glands of weasels, musk glands of foxes, ventral glands of wood rats, and dorsal glands of peccaries. |
Guide Notes: | animal only; includes skunk perianal glands, weasel anal glands, fox musk glands, wood rat ventral glands, peccary dorsal glands |
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