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rectal en · ADJ

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈrɛk.təl/

Etymology

From rectum + -al.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of, via or related to the rectum.
    • Give a MC a rectal hysterectomy / Lecture on removal of the bowels, foul technically 2009, “THAT'S THAT”, in BORN LIKE THIS, performed by DOOM:
    • The customs inspector subjected him to a rectal exam.
    • Colorectal cancer refers to colon cancer, which starts in the colon, and rectal cancer, which starts in the rectum. 2025 March 21, Katia Hetter, “Reduce your risk of colon and rectal cancer with these basic steps”, in CNN:

Deriveds

ischiorectal · vaginorectal · intrarectal · penorectal · rectal sex · endorectal · anorectal · rectally · transrectal · urethrorectal · sacrorectal · ileorectal · prerectal · postrectal · colorectal · dorsorectal · mesorectal · pararectal · rectal varicosity · retrorectal · urorectal · gastrorectal · puborectal · genitorectal · rectorectal · perirectal · per-rectal · adrectal · neorectal

Synonyms

anal

Translations (22)

sl rektálen (of, via or related to the rectum) · he רקטלי (of, via or related to the rectum) · de rektal (of, via or related to the rectum) · nl rectaal (of, via or related to the rectum) · es rectal (of, via or related to the rectum) · hi मलाशयी (of, via or related to the rectum) · cmn 直腸 /直肠 (of, via or related to the rectum) · fi peräsuoli- (of, via or related to the rectum) · sv ändtarms- (of, via or related to the rectum) · pl doodbytniczy (of, via or related to the rectum) · pl rektalny (of, via or related to the rectum) · sv rektal (of, via or related to the rectum) · nl rectum- (of, via or related to the rectum) · uk прямокишкови́й (of, via or related to the rectum) · ga reicteach (of, via or related to the rectum) · fr rectal (of, via or related to the rectum) · bg ректален (of, via or related to the rectum) · bg на правото черво (of, via or related to the rectum) · ru прямокише́чный (of, via or related to the rectum) · it rettale (of, via or related to the rectum) · ru ректа́льный (of, via or related to the rectum) · pt retal (of, via or related to the rectum)

rectal en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • (Southern-England) audio
  • /ˈrɛk.təl/

Etymology

From rectum + -al.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis, informal) Ellipsis of rectal examination.
    • Most doctors feel a rectal examination is unnecessary following a full pelvic examination, so that rectals are not routinely performed on women. 1988, Judith Campbell, J. Golick, Sexuality: An Education Resource Book, page 53:

Forms

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rectals Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

digital rectal examination