Look up: Rectum

1. rectum
   Latin, meaning: virtue, right
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2. rectum
   In nematodes: Posterior gut of the female. A narrow, dorsoventrally flattened tube that is lined with cuticle and separated from the intestine by a sphincter muscle.
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3. Rectum
   The last part of the large intestine before the anus. In large animals approximately the last 30 cm.
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4. rectum
   [n] - the terminal section of the alimentary canal
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5. Rectum
   The end part of the large intestine (bowel) that is found immediately inside the anus. It receives stools from higher up the digestive tract and stores them before defecation (process of stools leaving the body through the anus).
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6. Rectum
   The back passage. The end of the bowel where faeces is stored before it is passed out of the body through the anus.
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7. Rectum
   a short tube located at the end of the large intestine, which connects the intestine to the anus
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8. Rectum
   The lower part of the large intestine that ends at the anus.
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9. rectum
   Lower end of the bowel leading from colon to anus.
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10. Rectum
    The lower part of the alimentary canal between the colon and the anus.
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11. Rectum
    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).
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12. Rectum
    Rec'tum noun [ New Latin (sc. intestinum ), from Latin rectus straight. See Right .] (Anat.) The terminal part of the large intestine; -- so named because supposed by the old anatomists to be straight. See Illust. under Digestive .
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13. rectum
    <anatomy> The last portion of the large intestine (colon) that communicates with the sigmoid colon above and the anus below. ... (27 Sep 1997) ...
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14. rectum
    noun the terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus
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15. rectum
    (rek´tәm) the last part of the large intestine; it begins at the level of the third sacral vertebra as a continuation of the sigmoid colon and ends at the anal canal. The feces, the solid waste products of digestion, are formed in the large intestine and are gradually pushed down into the rectum by the muscular action o...
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16. Rectum
    • (n.) The terminal part of the large intestine; -- so named because supposed by the old anatomists to be straight. See Illust. under Digestive.
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17. rectum
    terminal segment of the digestive system in which feces accumulate just prior to discharge. The rectum is continuous with the sigmoid colon and ... [8 related articles]
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18. Rectum
    The last 12 centimeters of the large intestines. The rectum stores solid waste until it expelled from the body through the anus. Constipation can lead to hemorrhoids or varicose veins in the rectum during pregnancy, which can bleed and become painful.
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19. rectum
    rectum: see intestine.
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20. Rectum
    The rectum is the lowest portion of the large intestine, terminating at the anus. The rectum is S- shaped, about 22 cm long, and is formed of muscle layers similar to those elsewhere in the intestinal tract. The lower end of the rectum is funnel-shaped and terminates in the anal canal which is lined...
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21. rectum
    Type: Term Pronunciation: rek′tŭm; -tŭmz, rek′tă Definitions: 1. The terminal portion of the digestive tube, extending from the rectosigmoid junction to the anal canal (perineal flexure).
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22. rectum
    Lowest part of the large intestine of animals, which stores faeces prior to elimination (defecation)
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23. 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).
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24. RECTUM
    Lowermost portion of the large intestine, immediately adjacent to the anus.
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25. RECTUM
    The distal portion of the large intestine, between the sigmoid colon and the anal canal. Functions as a storage cavity to collect fecal material prior to defecation.
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