- anal sinuses
- sinus anales [TA] furrows, with pouchlike recesses at the lower end, separating the anal columns; called also anal crypts, sinuses of Morgagni, and s. rectales.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
anal sinuses
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Anal canal — Infobox Anatomy Name = PAGENAME Latin = canalis analis GraySubject = 249 GrayPage = 1184 Caption = Coronal section of rectum and anal canal. Caption2 = Coronal section through the anal canal. B. Cavity of urinary bladder V.D. Ductus deferens. S.V … Wikipedia
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