anu-, ana-, an-, anal-, ano- +
(Latin: ring, an iron ring for the feet; circle; (so called because of its form); usually the posterior opening of the alimentary canal through which undigested food is voided; the anus)
anoderm
The epithelial lining of the anal canal.
anoperineal
A reference to the anus and the perineum (the region between the thighs, bounded in the male by the scrotum and anus and in the female by the vulva and anus).
anophony, anophonia, anophonic
The sound made by the expulsion of flatus through the anus.
anorectal
A reference to the anus and the rectum or to the junction between the two.
anorectocolonic
Pertaining to the anus, rectum, and colon.
anorectum
The anus and rectum considered together as a single unit.
anoscope
1. An instrument for visual examination of the anal canal.
2. A speculum (an instrument that exposes the interior passage or cavity of the body) for examining the anus and lover rectum.
anoscopy
Examination of the anus and lower rectum with an anoscope.
anosigmoidoscopy
The endoscopic examination of the anus, rectum, and sigmoid colon.
anospasm
Spasm of the anus.
anospinal
A reference to the anus and the spinal cord.
anovaginal
A reference to the anus and vagina; or communicating with the anal canal and vagina.
anovesical
A reference to the anus and the urinary bladder.
anus
The outlet of the rectum lying in the fold between the buttocks.
anusitis
Inflammation of the anus.
A cross reference of other word family units that are related directly, indirectly, or partially with: "opening, hole, cavity, tract, tube":
alveolo-;
antro-;
celo-;
coelio-;
concho-;
fenestra-;
hernio-;
hiat-;
meato-;
ora-;
parieto-;
poro-;
pyl-, pyle-;
pylor-;
sphinctero-;
splanchn-;
stomato-;
syringo-;
uretero-;
urethro-;
vagino-;
ventricul-.
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