- 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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verge — An edge or margin. anal v. the transitional zone between the moist, hairless, modified skin of the anal canal and the perianal skin. * * * verge see … Medical dictionary
verge — [ vɛrʒ ] n. f. • v. 1100; lat. virga → vergue I ♦ 1 ♦ Vx Baguette (de bois ou de métal). Baguette servant à frapper, à corriger. Loc. Donner des verges pour se faire battre, fouetter : fournir des armes contre soi même. Insigne d une autorité.… … Encyclopédie Universelle
vergé — verge [ vɛrʒ ] n. f. • v. 1100; lat. virga → vergue I ♦ 1 ♦ Vx Baguette (de bois ou de métal). Baguette servant à frapper, à corriger. Loc. Donner des verges pour se faire battre, fouetter : fournir des armes contre soi même. Insigne d une… … Encyclopédie Universelle
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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Pectinate line — labeled at bottom center. The interior of the anal cami and … Wikipedia
canal — A duct or channel; a tubular structure. SEE ALSO: c., duct. SYN: canalis [TA]. [L. canalis] abdominal c. SYN: inguinal c.. accessory c. a channel leading from the root … Medical dictionary
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
