rectum
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1535–45; < Neo-Latin rēctum (intestīnum) the straight (intestine)
1535–45; < Neo-Latin rēctum (intestīnum) the straight (intestine)
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| —n , pl -tums, -ta | |
| the lower part of the alimentary canal, between the sigmoid flexure of the colon and the anus | |
| [C16: shortened from New Latin rectum intestinum the straight intestine] | |
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Rectum
is always a great word to know.
So is pyloric sphincter. Does it mean:
| located at the junction of stomach duodenum; constricted to close stomach oulet; relaxes just to allow food to pass into duodenum |
| the middle portion of the small intestine, between the duodenum and the ileum. |
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Word Origin & History
rectum
1540s, from L. intestinum rectum "straight intestine," in contrast to the convolution of the rest of the bowels, from neut. pp. of regere "to straighten" (see right). A loan-translation of Gk. apeuthysmeon enteron, "the name given to the lowest part of the large intestine
by Galen, who so called it because he dissected only animals whose rectum (in contradistinction to that of man) is really straight" [Klein].
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Medical Dictionary
rectum rec·tum (rěk'təm)
n. pl. rec·tums or rec·ta (-tə)
The terminal portion of the large intestine, extending from the sigmoid flexure to the anal canal.
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Science Dictionary
| rectum (rěk'təm) Pronunciation Key
Plural rectums or recta The last section of the digestive tract, extending from the colon to the anus, in which feces is stored for elimination from the body. rectal adjective |
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Cultural Dictionary
rectum definition
The outermost portion of the large intestine. Feces are stored in the rectum until they are passed out of the body through the anus.
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Example sentences
For the test, barium sulfate is inserted into the rectum using a small, flexible tube.
Water is reabsorbed into the body while the feces are moved into the rectum to await expulsion.
Omitting the hollow needles and rectum bits if you please.
Both tests require inserting long tubes equipped with cameras into the rectum to search for abnormal tissue.
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