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a·nus
(ā′nəs)n. pl. a·nus·es
The opening at the lower end of the digestive tract through which solid waste is eliminated from the body.
[Middle English, from Latin ānus, ring, anus.]
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anus
(ˈeɪnəs)n
(Anatomy) the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal.
[C16: from Latin]
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a•nus
(ˈeɪ nəs)n., pl. a•nus•es.
the excretory opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal.
[1650–60; < Latin ānus ring, anus]
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a·nus
(ā′nəs) The opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal through which solid waste is excreted.
anal adjective
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anus
The lower end of the rectum, forming the outlet of the alimentary canal. It is normally closed by a sphincter.
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| Noun | 1. | anus - the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal orifice, porta, opening - an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart" rectum - the terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus bunghole - vulgar slang for anus imperforate anus - a congenital defect of the anus; there is partial or complete obstruction of the anal opening |
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anus
nounRelated words
adjective anal
adjective anal
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Translations
شَرْج، إسْت
анус
řiťřitní otvor
anusendetarmsåbningendetarmsåbningen
anusperäaukko
פי הטבעת
गुदा
végbélnyílás
bakraufendaþarmsop
후장
anusculuspodex
išangėišeinamoji anga
anālā atvere, tūplis
anus
análny otvorritný otvor
zadnjik
анус
گدا
hậu mônlỗ đít
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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anus
n → After m, → Anus m (spec)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
anus
(ˈeinəs) noun the hole in your bottom through which solid waste leaves your body.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
a·nus
n. ano, orificio del recto.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
anus
n (pl anuses) anoEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.