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anal sacs (medicine)


anal sacs


Two sacs opening on either side of the anus near the junction of the mucous membrane and skin in carnivores. The glandular lining produces a gray or brown sebaceous secretion having an unpleasant odour. The sac ducts sometimes become occluded and the secretion accumulates. This leads to irritation that the animal attempts to relieve by rubbing its anus along the ground. The sacs may subsequently become infected and abscessed.


intentionalism (iou)



intentionalism noun. L19.
[from INTENTIONAL + -ISM.]
The theory that the world is the result of conscious design. rare. L19.
The theory that a literary work should be judged in terms of the author's intentions: see intentional fallacy s.v. INTENTIONAL adjective 1. L19.
intentionalist noun & adjective (a) noun a person who advocates intentionalism; (b) adjective of or pertaining to intentionalism: M20.