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rectory |
rectosigmoid |
rectovaginal |
rectress |
rectrix |
rectum
| rectus
| rectus inferior
| rectus lateralis
| rectus medialis
| rectus superior
rectum
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun rectum has 1 sense
- rectum(n = noun.body) - the terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus; is a kind of body part
has parts: arteria rectalis, rectal artery, anus
is a part of large intestine
Derived form adjective rectal1
OXFORD DICTIONARY
rectum, n. (pl. rectums or recta) the final section of the large intestine, terminating at the anus.
Etymology
L rectum (intestinum) straight (intestine)
THESAURUS
rectum
abdomen, anus, appendix, blind gut, bowels, brain, cecum, colon, duodenum, endocardium, entrails, foregut, giblets, gizzard, guts, heart, hindgut, innards, inner mechanism, insides, internals, intestine, inwards, jejunum, kidney, kishkes, large intestine, liver, liver and lights, lung, midgut, perineum, pump, pylorus, small intestine, spleen, stomach, ticker, tripes, vermiform appendix, viscera, vitals, works
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