zona transitionalis analis

zona transitionalis analis
[TA] anal transitional zone: the transitional zone around the anocutaneous line, where the simple columnar epithelium of the anus changes to the stratified squamous epithelium typical of external skin.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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