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anal transitional zone

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anal transitional zone

[TA]

region of anal canal in which the epithelium changes from the simple columnar epithelium of a mucosa to the stratified squamous epithelium of the anoderm (skin); this region is susceptible to a variety of carcinomas.

Synonym(s): zona transitionalis analis [TA]

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