Rectum

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The terminal portion of the large intestine, extending from the sigmoid colon to the anal canal.
    • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. The terminal part of the large intestine through which feces pass.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. The terminal part of the large intestine; -- so named because supposed by the old anatomists to be straight. See Illust. under digestive.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In anatomy and zoology, a terminal section of the intestine, ending in the anus: so called from its comparatively straight course in man; the lower bowel: more fully called intestinum rectum.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. the terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus
    • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    body part   
    Cross Reference
    columns of the rectum    latus rectum    anus   
    Variant
    recta    digestive   
    Form
    rectal   
    Same Context
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    anus    uterus    urethra    bladder    cervix    vagina    pancreas    clitoris    intestine    kidney   
     
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