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anus

1

[ ey-nuhs ]

noun

Anatomy.
plural anuses.
  1. the opening at the lower end of the alimentary canal, through which the solid refuse of digestion is excreted.


-anus

2
  1. a suffix occurring in scientific words of Latin origen:

    Platanus.

anus

/ ˈeɪnəs /

noun

  1. the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal anal
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

anus

/ ānəs /

  1. The opening at the lower end of the digestive tract through which solid waste is excreted.

anus

  1. The opening through which feces pass out of the body.
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Word History and Origins

Origin of anus1

First recorded in 1650–60, anus is from the Latin word ānus ring, anus

Origin of anus2

< Latin -ānus; -an
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Word History and Origins

Origin of anus1

C16: from Latin
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Example Sentences

The latest discoveries include a map of the gut all the way from the mouth, down the oesphagus, into the stomach and intestines and out the anus.

From BBC

As Cardenas protested, the male doctor engaged in “unwanted and forceful penetration of Christina’s vagina and anus” using a “grabbing motion” with his fingers, according to the lawsuit.

He is said to have been hospitalised after what Israeli media reports describe as serious sexual abuse and injuries to his anus that left him unable to walk.

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The head-tail axis determines the position of the two body openings, the mouth and anus.

Daniel Opdyke asked if they had shocked the man in the anus.

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