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anus

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a·nus  (ns)
n. pl. a·nus·es
The opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal through which solid waste is eliminated from the body.

[Middle English, from Latin nus, ring, anus.]

anus [ain-uss]
Noun
the opening at the end of the alimentary canal, through which faeces are discharged [Latin]

anus  (ns)
The opening at the lower end of the digestive tract through which solid waste is excreted.

anal adjective
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.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
arsehole, bunghole, arse, asshole - vulgar slang for anus
imperforate anus - a congenital defect of the anus; there is partial or complete obstruction of the anal opening
anal sphincter, musculus sphincter ani, sphincter ani - the sphincter muscle of the anus
Translations
anus [ˈeɪnəs] nano

anus [ˈeɪnəs] nanus m

anus [ˈeɪnəs] nAfter m

anus [ˈeɪnəs] nano

anus
n anus [ˈeinəs]
the hole in your bottom through which solid waste leaves your body. anus شَرْج، إسْت анус řiť endetarmsåbning; anus der Anus πρωκτός ano pärak مقعد anus פִּי הַטַבַּעַת गुदा čmar végbélnyílás dubur ano 肛門 항문 išangė, išeinamoji anga anālā atvere, tūplis dubur anus endetarmsåpning, anus odbyt анус análny otvor anus anus anus, analöppning ทวารหนัก anüs, makat, kıç 肛門 задній прохід, анус مقعد ، غذائی نالی کاآخری دہانہ hậu môn


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He had a large pair of bellows, with a long slender muzzle of ivory: this he conveyed eight inches up the anus, and drawing in the wind, he affirmed he could make the guts as lank as a dried bladder.
 
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