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Anus
[disambiguation] In anatomy, the anus is the opening at the lower end of the digestive tract. Anus can also refer to: ...
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Anus
the external opening of the intestine, the vent
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End of the digestive tract, or gut, through which waste products of digestion are excreted, as distinct from the mouth.
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[n] - excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal
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Anus
The opening at the end of the bowel through which faeces are discharged from the body.
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Opening to the outside of the body at the end of the bowel and rectum.
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Anus
the opening through which faeces are passed from the body
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The anus is the opening at the end of the digestive system where solid waste leaves the body.
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Anus
The outlet of the rectum
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anus
Back passage; lower opening of the gut.
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Anus
The excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal situated in the perineum.
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Anus
Anus: The opening of the rectum to the outside of the body. The word 'anus' comes straight from the Latin. It referred to the same structure to the Romans. It also meant a 'ring' in the sense of an encirclement which was entirely appropriate since the anus encircles the outlet of the bowel.
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Anus
The last segment of the earthworm`s body; contains the anus.
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Anus
A'nus noun [ Latin , probably for asnus : confer Greek ... to sit, Sanskrit ās .] (Anat.) The posterior opening of the alimentary canal, through which the excrements are expelled.
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anus
<anatomy> The distal or terminal orifice of the alimentary canal. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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anus
arse noun excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal
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(a´nәs) pl. a´ni the opening of the rectum on the body surface. imperforate anus congenital absence of the normal opening of the rectum. Called also anal atresia and atresia ani.
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Anus
• (n.) The posterior opening of the alimentary canal, through which the excrements are expelled.
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anus
terminal opening of the anal canal, the portion of the digestive tract through which fecal material is excreted. rectum.[6 related articles]
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anus
(L. 'ring', 'circle') the distal or terminal orifice of the alimentary canal.
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anus The outlet of the rectum lying in the fold between the buttocks.
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Anus
The anus is an opening at the opposite end of an animal`s digestive tract from the mouth. Its function is to control the expulsion of feces, unwanted semi-solid matter produced during digestion, which, depending on the type of animal, may be one or more of: matter which the animal cannot digest, su...
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The terminal opening of the gastrointestinal tract (GI tract); the solid residues of digestion are eliminated through the anus. The last 2 to 3 cm of the GI tract is the anal canal, which continues from the rectum and opens to the outside at the anus. The mucosa of the rectum is folded to form longi...
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Anus
The external opening of the rectum, where solid waste exits the body. The anus is the final 4 cm of the large bowel and is the part of the body that is penetrated during anal sex.
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Anus
The anus is the sphincter muscle which regulates the lower orifice of the digestive, or alimentary, tract. This sphincter muscle keeps the anus closed, opening it during excretion to allow faeces to pass through.
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