ANUS (anus)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: anus   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does anus mean? 

• ANUS (noun)
  The noun ANUS has 1 sense:

1. the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal

  Familiarity information: ANUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• ANUS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("anus" is a kind of...):

opening; orifice; porta (an aperture or hole that opens into a bodily cavity)

Meronyms (parts of "anus"):

anal sphincter; musculus sphincter ani; sphincter ani (the sphincter muscle of the anus)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "anus"):

arse; arsehole; asshole; bunghole (vulgar slang for anus)

imperforate anus (a congenital defect of the anus; there is partial or complete obstruction of the anal opening)

Holonyms ("anus" is a part of...):

rectum (the terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus)

Derivation:

anal (of or related to the anus)

 Context examples 

A disorder characterized by a sensation of marked discomfort in the area between the genital organs and the anus.

(Perineal Pain, NCI Thesaurus/CTCAE)

A gland near the anus producing an odorous secretion.

(Perineal Gland, NCI Thesaurus)

A major surgical procedure involving the removal of all the contents of the pelvic cavity, including reproductive organs, bladder, rectum, and anus.

(Pelvic exenteration, NCI Thesaurus)

Colostomy - the colon is attached to the stoma. This bypasses the rectum and the anus.

(Ostomy, NIH: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases)

Surgery to remove the prostate through an incision made between the scrotum and the anus.

(Perineal prostatectomy, NCI Dictionary)

The area of the body between the anus and the vulva in females, and between the anus and the scrotum in males.

(Perineum, NCI Dictionary)

When people who are infected touch their anus, the eggs attach to their fingertips.

(Pinworms, NIH: National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases)

The area located between the anus and vulva in females, and anus and scrotum in males.

(Perineum, NCI Thesaurus)

The height of sexual excitement, consisting of a series of involuntary contractions of the muscles of the genitals, lower pelvis, and anus, accompanied by strong feelings of pleasure.

(Orgasm, NCI Thesaurus)

A therapeutic surgical procedure in which the anus, rectum, part of the sigmoid colon, and the regional lymph nodes are removed through abdominal and perineal incisions.

(Abdominoperineal resection, NCI Thesaurus)