a. [ad. mod.L. ānāl-is, f. ANUS.]

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  1.  Of or pertaining to the anus, or excretory opening.

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1836.  Todd, Cycl. Anat. & Phys., I. 209/1. In the vicinity of the anal aperture.

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1877.  Huxley, Anat. Inv. Anim., ii. 103. An anal region, which gives exit to the refuse of digestion.

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1878.  Bryant, Pract. Surg., I. 25. Anal fistula.

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  2.  Situated near, or in the region of, the anus.

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1769.  Pennant, Brit. Zool., III. 133. The anal fin was white.

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1835.  Kirby, Habits & Inst. Anim., I. xii. 336. Leeches … first fix themselves by their anal sucker.

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1874.  Lubbock, Orig. & Met. Ins., v. 91. A many-jointed abdomen, often with anal appendages.

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