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Rectum   /rˈɛktəm/   Listen
Rectum

noun
(pl. rectums, recta)
1.
The terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus.





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"Rectum" Quotes from Famous Books



... extending from the surface of the body to the uterus, or womb. Its posterior wall is about 3-1/2 inches long, and its anterior about 3 inches. A careful study should be made of our illustration, in order that the relation of the vagina and uterus to the rectum behind and the bladder in front may be thoroughly understood; also the angle which is formed by the vagina ...
— Treatise on the Diseases of Women • Lydia E. Pinkham


Words linked to "Rectum" :   anus, rectal, large intestine, body part, rectal artery, arteria rectalis


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