| Noun | 1. | anus - excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canalorifice, porta, opening - an aperture or hole opening into a bodily cavity; "the orifice into the aorta from the lower left chamber of the heart" rectum - the terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus imperforate anus - a congenital defect of the anus; there is partial or complete obstruction of the anal opening | |