colorectal en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Ancient Greek κόλον (kólon)bor. Latin colon New Latinder. English colo- English rectum English -al English rectal English colorectal From colo- + rectal.
Meanings
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(not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the colorectum.
She has always struggled with her gastrointestinal health, and when she started to have symptoms similar to those of colorectal cancer, she called her primary care physician, who referred her to a gastroenterologist, who ordered a colonoscopy. She did not have cancer.
2023 May 26, Jacqueline Howard and Kyla Russell, “As colorectal cancer rises among younger adults, some seek colonoscopies earlier”, in CNN:
Deriveds
noncolorectal · colorectally · pericolorectal · anticolorectal · colorectal cancer
Translations (11)
ca colorectal (medicine: of or pertaining to the colorectum) · fi kolorektaalinen (medicine: of or pertaining to the colorectum) · fi paksu- ja peräsuolen (medicine: of or pertaining to the colorectum) · fr colorectal (medicine: of or pertaining to the colorectum) · ga colaireicteach (medicine: of or pertaining to the colorectum) · es colorrectal (medicine: of or pertaining to the colorectum) · nl colorectaal (medicine: of or pertaining to the colorectum) · id kolorektal (medicine: of or pertaining to the colorectum) · pl odbytniczy (medicine: of or pertaining to the colorectum) · it colorettale (medicine: of or pertaining to the colorectum) · pt colorretal (medicine: of or pertaining to the colorectum)