| NOUN | body | rectum | the terminal section of the alimentary canal |
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| Sounds | reh'ktahm | |
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| Rhymes | abolitionism ... zirconium: 557 rhymes with ahm... | |
| Meaning | The terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus. | |
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| Part of | large intestine | Beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum |
| Parts | anus | The excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal |
| rectal artery, arteria rectalis | One of the arteries supplying the rectal area | |
| Broader | body part | Any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity |
| Spanish | recto, rectum | |
| Catalan | recte | |
| Adjectives | anorectal | pertaining to the anus and rectum considered together |
| colorectal | relating to or affecting the colon and the rectum | |
| rectal | of or involving the rectum | |
| rectosigmoid | of or related to or near the sigmoid colon and the upper part of the rectum | |
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