RECTUM


Meaning of RECTUM in English

/ ˈrektəm; NAmE / noun

( pl. rec·tums or recta / ˈrektə; NAmE /) ( anatomy ) the end section of the tube where food waste collects before leaving the body through the anus

—picture at organ

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 16th cent.: from Latin rectum (intestinum) straight (intestine).

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.