rectum
The terminal part of the large intestine through which feces pass after exiting the colon, but before leaving the body through the anus or cloaca.
A kind of
- body part
Related words
- anorectum
- colorectum
- megarectum
- mesorectum
- neorectum
- per rectum
- vas rectum
- rectal
Word history
From New Latin "rectum".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “rectum” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.