imperforate anus

1. 1.

   a congenital defect of the anus; there is partial or complete obstruction of the anal opening

   Broaderanus

Questions about imperforate anus

What does imperforate anus mean?

imperforate anus means "a congenital defect of the anus; there is partial or complete obstruction of the anal opening".

Is imperforate anus a common word?

imperforate anus is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.