rectum
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- noun
- /ˈrɛktəm/
- Specialized
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recto
- A single non-bleeding smooth polyp, described as salmon in color, was seen in the rectum that measured 1.5 cm.
- colon and rectum
- rectum resection
- tumor in the rectum
Florida Man denies syringes found in his rectum Are his real or fake?
- Florida Man denies syringes found in his rectum Are his real or fake?
- And then they then they would shove a tube into his rectum like you do.
- It's it's like some sort of flesh on my rectum.
- So, All right, what's a rectum?
- And I was just like, how big is my rectum?
- This can be the third part of your small intestine or anywhere in your large intestine or in your rectum or anus.
- Secondly, we are not denying that there are conditions which involve inflammation of the genital tract, pelvis and rectum.
- But one of the other things that has happened is I've had some inflammation in my rectum, which means that there is blood and pain.
- But also because I still have my rectum, whenever I get like my inflammation there I am pushing out like mucus and blood.
- Now, when the rectum fills with stool, the internal sphincter relaxes to let the stool out, and that's when your external sphincter is supposed to push it out.
- And this here actually looks like the large bowl with the rectum.
- Imagine this same hot lightning sneaking up your rectum.
- Which stands for my rectum intestine.
- The roast beef, it literally tastes like the inside of a cow's rectum.
Examples
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Now you can you, the moment the stool reaches the rectum, one of two things can happen.
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The doctor explained that the rectum is the final part of the digestive system.
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And the problem is the rectum does not absorb food.
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But surgical procedures in the rectum are associated with higher rates of infection.
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Although carcinoma of the rectum is common, the number of patients included in these trials has been small.
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But one of the other things that has happened is I've had some inflammation in my rectum, which means that there is blood and pain.
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The coroner's report says that he had a distended rectum.
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Because enemas only treat waste in the rectum, the intestinal tract is unaffected.
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We report a case of gastric heterotopia found in the rectum during colonoscopic examination of a 34-year-old female.
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Thrombosed hemorrhoids are essentially veins inside the rectum or right on the anus that contain blood clots.
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Synonyms
The last part of the large intestine that stores waste before it leaves the body
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word rectum comes from the Latin rectus, meaning 'straight'. It was named for the last, fairly straight part of the large intestine before the anus, and the same root appears in words like correct and rectangle, which also carry the idea of being 'right' or 'straight'.