anal verge

anal verge
anal verge -'vərj n the distal margin of the anal canal comprising the muscular rim of the anus

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linea anocutanea.

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  • sous-verge — [ suvɛrʒ ] n. m. • 1780; de sous et verge « fouet » ♦ Hippol. Cheval non monté attelé à la droite d un cheval monté. Des sous verges. ● sous verge nom masculin invariable Cheval attelé, non monté, placé à la droite d un autre lui aussi attelé et… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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  • anoderm — Lining of the anal canal immediately inferior to the dentate line and extending for about 1.5 cm to the anal verge; it is devoid of hair and sebaceous and sweat glands, and so is not true skin, although it is …   Medical dictionary

  • linea anocutanea — [TA] anocutaneous line: the sinuous line marking the outer end of the pecten analis, the junction where the anal canal lined with stratified squamous epithelium ends and typical external skin begins. Called also anal verge and dentate line …   Medical dictionary

  • solitary rectal ulcer syndrome — prolapse or internal intussusception of the rectal mucosa with a single ulcer on the anterior aspect 4 to 12 cm from the anal verge, accompanied by constipation and hematochezia; the condition may sometimes be confused with malignancy, infection …   Medical dictionary

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