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the lowest part the large intestine, extending from the last curve of the colon to the anus.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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rec·tum — /ˈrɛktəm/ noun, pl tums [count] medical : the end of the tube in your body that helps digest food : the last part of the large intestine … Useful english dictionary
la|tus rec|tum — «LAY tuhs REHK tuhm», plural la|ter|a rec|ta. Geometry. a chord of a conic section passing through a focus and perpendicular to the axis of the conic section. ╂[< New Latin latus rectum (literally) straight side] … Useful english dictionary
tum — ab·strac·tum; ace·tum; ac·o·ni·tum; ad·i·an·tum; ad·y·tum; ag·er·a·tum; ali·no·tum; al·le·ga·tum; amen·tum; an·te·ju·ra·men·tum; an·te·par·tum; ar·bo·re·tum; ar·bus·tum; ar·gen·tum; ar·gu·men·tum; ar·tic·u·la·men·tum; as·a·ro·tum; as·ser·tum;… … English syllables
rec — ad·rec·tal; ar·rec·tor; cor·rec·tant; cor·rec·tion; cor·rec·tion·al; cor·rec·ti·tude; cor·rec·tor; di·rec·tion·al; di·rec·tion·al·i·ty; di·rec·tion·al·ize; di·rec·tion·al·ly; di·rec·tion·ize; di·rec·tion·less; di·rec·tive·ly; di·rec·tive·ness;… … English syllables
rectum — rec·tum … English syllables
rectum — rec|tum [ˈrektəm] n plural rectums or recta [ tə] medical [Date: 1400 1500; : Modern Latin; Origin: rectum intestinum straight intestine ] the lowest part of your ↑bowels … Dictionary of contemporary English
Rectum — Rec|tum vgl. ↑Rektum … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
rectum — rec|tum [ rektəm ] noun count MEDICAL the lowest part of the tube through which solid waste leaves your body … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rectum — rec•tum [[t]ˈrɛk təm[/t]] n. pl. tums, ta ( tə). anat. the terminal section of the large intestine, ending in the anus • Etymology: 1535–45; < NL rēctum (intestīnum) the straight (intestine) … From formal English to slang
Rectum — The last 6 to 8 inches of the large intestine. The rectum stores solid waste until it leaves the body through the anus. The word rectum comes from the Latin rectus meaning straight (which the human rectum is not). * * * The terminal portion of… … Medical dictionary
