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Rectum : (noun)
1: the terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the
sigmoid flexure to the anus
Based on WordNet 2.0
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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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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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).
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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