You searched for: “the anus”
A unit related to: “the anus”
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)
perine-, perineo- +
(Greek: space between the scrotum or mons veneris and the anus)
recto-, rect-
(Latin: straight [intestine], direct, right; that is, "the part of the large intestine that ends at the anus")
Word Entries containing the term: “the anus”
trichiasis of the anus (s) (noun), trichiases of the anus (pl)
An incurvation of the hairs around the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal: Mr. Black had a case of trichiasis of the anus which consequently irritated the mucous membrane around the opening.
This entry is located in the following unit: tricho-, trich-, -tricha, -trichia, -trichan, -trichic, -trichosis, -trichous, -thrix, -trichum, -trichy + (page 5)