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Rectum
is always a great word to know.
So is duodenum. Does it mean:
| first portion of the small intestine, from the stomach to the jejunum |
| last portion of the colon |
Example Sentences
- High cholesterol levels were found to increase the risk of rectum cancer in men by more than one and a half times.
- Omitting the hollow needles and rectum bits if you please.
- The feces are moved into the rectum to await expulsion.
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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
EXPAND 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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