Rectum Definition

rĕktəm
noun
The lowest, or last, segment of the large intestine, extending, in humans, from the sigmoid flexure to the anus.
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Other Word Forms of Rectum

Noun

Singular:
rectum
Plural:
recta

Origin of Rectum

  • From New Latin rectum, abbreviation of Latin rectum intestinum (“the straight intestine"), rectum, neuter of rectus (“straight"). See right.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Latin (intestīnum) rēctum straight (intestine) neuter of rēctus reg- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Rectum Sentence Examples

  • The rectum traverses the pericardium, and has the ventricle of the heart wrapped, as it were, around it.

  • Rectum traversing the ventricle of the heart.

  • Heart with two auricles; ventricle traversed by the rectum, except in the Helicinidae.

  • Gently but firmly push the suppository into the rectum, pointed end first.

  • Surgery under general anesthesia may be required for objects deeply lodged within the body, as in the case of a 14-year-old Dutch adolescent who had inserted a soda can into his rectum.

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Words Starting With

RREREC

Words Ending With

MUMTUM

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Words Starting With R and Ending With M

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6 Letter Words6 Letter Words Starting With R6 Letter Words Ending With M