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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 [ˈeɪnəs]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Anatomy) the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal Related adj anal
[from 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

anus noun
Related words
adjective anal
Translations
anus [ˈeɪnəs] Nano m

anus [ˈeɪnəs] nanus m

anus
nAfter m, → Anus m (spec)

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 peräaukko 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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Yet what most enchants Nordstrom's aristocrats, as we see in The Tomb of the Lonely Soldier, 2000, is women who are inert, their vulvas and anuses revealed for contemplation only, or perhaps the odd spanking experiment.
Tardieu believed that the penises of active homosexuals were anatomically different from the penises of passive homosexuals and "normal" men, that the anuses of passive homosexuals were anatomically different from the anuses of active homosexuals and normals, and that physicians could examine individuals and diagnose homosexuality by observing these alleged markers.
Many of the fossils have unusual, quiltlike textures and lack obvious mouths, digestive tracts, or anuses.
 
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