- rectum rec·tum n
- ['rɛktəm]
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rec|tum — «REHK tuhm», noun, plural ta or tums. the lowest part the large intestine, extending from the last curve of the colon to the anus. ╂[< New Latin rectum, for Latin (intestīnum) rēctum straight (intestine); rēctum, (literally) neuter past… … Useful english dictionary
la|tus rec|tum — «LAY tuhs REHK tuhm», plural la|ter|a rec|ta. Geometry. a chord of a conic section passing through a focus and perpendicular to the axis of the conic section. ╂[< New Latin latus rectum (literally) straight side] … Useful english dictionary
Rectum — Rec tum ( t?m), n. [NL. (sc. intestinum), fr. L. 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}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rectum — rec|tum [ˈrektəm] n plural rectums or recta [ tə] medical [Date: 1400 1500; : Modern Latin; Origin: rectum intestinum straight intestine ] the lowest part of your ↑bowels … Dictionary of contemporary English
rectum — rec•tum [[t]ˈrɛk təm[/t]] n. pl. tums, ta ( tə). anat. the terminal section of the large intestine, ending in the anus • Etymology: 1535–45; < NL rēctum (intestīnum) the straight (intestine) … From formal English to slang
Rectum — Rec|tum vgl. ↑Rektum … Das große Fremdwörterbuch
rectum — rec|tum [ rektəm ] noun count MEDICAL the lowest part of the tube through which solid waste leaves your body … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
rectum — rec·tum … English syllables
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). * * * The terminal portion of… … Medical dictionary
per rectum — By or through the rectum, denoting a method of medication. [L.] * * * per rectum adv by way of the rectum <a solution injected per rectum> * * * per rec·tum (pər rekґtəm) [L.] by way of the rectum … Medical dictionary
Latus rectum — La tus rec tum . [L., the right side.] (Conic Sections) The line drawn through a focus of a conic section parallel to the directrix and terminated both ways by the curve. It is the parameter of the principal axis. See {Focus}, and {Parameter}.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
