RECTUM


Meaning of RECTUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrek-təm ]

noun

( plural rectums or rec·ta -tə)

Etymology: Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from rectum intestinum, literally, straight intestine

Date: 15th century

: the terminal part of the intestine from the sigmoid colon to the anus

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