rectal
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- adjective
- /ˈrɛktəl/
- Specialized
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rectal
- The most common symptom at presentation was painless rectal bleeding, with abdominal pain and diarrhea also being reported.
- rectal temperature
- rectal swab
- rectal cancer
You do a lot of rectal examinations.
- You do a lot of rectal examinations.
- He said it's a moist toilet paper used after going to the bathroom to do and it said on the side to do away with embarrassing rectal odor.
Examples
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First time she gave me a rectal examination, she said, "Am I hurting you or are you tense?"
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Although surgery is the treatment of choice for rectal cancer, local recurrence is common even after apparently curative resection.
Academic text (1996) -
And as far as my taking his rectal temperature every day till he was 14...
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Matter of fact, this guy's probably helping his friend with the rectal problem along.
Fiction book (1999) -
Oh, rectal care, a revolution and fast, effective pain relief.
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We're gonna do a rectal exam.
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Do you have a hemorrhoid or is it rectal cancer?
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Anorectal manometry in constipated patients has shown impaired rectal sensation, inability to defecate balloons, and abnormal defecation dynamics.
Academic text (2000) -
The doctor recommended a rectal exam to check for any abnormalities.
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After the surgery, the patient experienced some rectal discomfort during recovery.
Compounds
- Specialized
A natural body response when stool in the rectum makes you want to use the toilet
- Specialized
A vein that carries blood away from the end of the intestine near the anus
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word rectal comes from the Latin rectum, meaning 'straight', because the rectum is the straight end of the large intestine. So rectal means 'relating to the rectum', and you can remember the root rect- in common words like correct and direct, which also carry the idea of 'straight' or 'right'.