RECTUM


Meaning of RECTUM in English

/rek"teuhm/ , n. , pl. rectums, recta /-teuh/ . Anat.

the comparatively straight, terminal section of the intestine, ending in the anus. See diag. under intestine .

[ 1535-45; rectum ( intestinum ) the straight (intestine) ]

Random House Webster's Unabridged English dictionary.      Полный английский словарь Вебстер - Random House .