Definition of Anorectal

1. Adjective. Pertaining to the anus and rectum considered together.

Partainyms: Anus, Rectum

Definition of Anorectal

1. Adjective. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to the anus and the rectum. ¹

2. Adjective. (anatomy) Related to the physical structure of the rectum and its outlet, the anus. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Anorectal

1. Pertaining to the anus and rectum or to the junction region between the two. (18 Nov 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Anorectal

anoplasty
anoplotherium
anoplura
anopsia
anopsias
anopsy
anorak
anoraked
anorakish
anoraks
anoraky
anorchidism
anorectal (current term)
anorectal abscess
anorectal angle
anorectal fistula
anorectal flexure
anorectal junction
anorectal lymph nodes
anorectal spasm
anorectal syndrome
anorectic
anorectically
anorectics
anoretic
anoretics
anorexia

Literary usage of Anorectal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Local and Regional Anesthesia: With Chapters on Spinal, Epidural by Carroll Woolsey Allen (1920)
"anorectal REGION Any of the many affections involving the easily accessible ... Persons affected with anorectal disease are, as a rule, more nervous and ..."

2. Diseases of the Anus, Rectum, and Sigmoid, for the Use of Students and by Samuel Thomas Earle (1911)
"CHAPTER IX anorectal FISTULA AN anorectal fistula is an abnormal channel of communication between the rectum or anus and the surrounding tissues or the ..."

3. Diseases of the Intestines and Lower Alimentary Tract by Anthony Bassler (1920)
"anorectal FISTULA. anorectal fistula is a term used for the presence of one or more chronic sinuses about the anal region, and represents a large proportion ..."

4. Surgery, Gynecology & Obstetrics by The American College of Surgeons, Franklin H. Martin Memorial Foundation (1919)
"This is especially true of certain types of non-specific, complex, anorectal fistula, in which there is still some confusion as to what constitutes ideal ..."

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