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Meaning of ANUS

Pronunciation:  'eynus

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal
 
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 Synonyms: arse, arsehole, asshole
 
 See Also: anal sphincter, imperforate anus, musculus sphincter ani, opening, orifice, porta, rectum, sphincter ani

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\A"nus\, n. [L., prob. for asnus: cf. Gr. ? to sit, Skr.
[=a]s.] (Anat.)
The posterior opening of the alimentary canal, through which
the excrements are expelled.
 
Medical Dictionary
 
 Definition: opening at the end of the digestive tract where bowel contents leave the body.
 
Thesaurus Terms
 
 Related Terms: abdomen, appendix, asshole, blind gut, bowels, brain, bung, bunghole, cecum, colon, duodenum, endocardium, entrails, foregut, giblets, gizzard, guts, heart, hindgut, innards, inner mechanism, insides, internals, intestine, inwards, jejunum, kidney, kishkes, large intestine, liver, liver and lights, lung, midgut, perineum, pump, pylorus, rectum, small intestine, spleen, stomach, ticker, tripes, vermiform appendix, viscera, vitals, works
 

 

 

 

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