Definition of Rectal

1. Adjective. Of or involving the rectum. "Rectal cancer"

Partainyms: Rectum
Derivative terms: Rectum

Definition of Rectal

1. a. Of or pertaining to the rectum; in the region of the rectum.

Definition of Rectal

1. Adjective. Of -, via - or related to the rectum. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Rectal

1. pertaining to the rectum [adj] : RECTALLY [adv]

Medical Definition of Rectal

1. Pertaining to the rectum, the distal portion of the large intestine. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Rectal

recrystallisation
recrystallisations
recrystallise
recrystallised
recrystallises
recrystallising
recrystallization
recrystallizations
recrystallize
recrystallized
recrystallizes
recrystallizing
recs
recta
recta ratio
rectal (current term)
rectal ampulla
rectal anaesthesia
rectal artery
rectal cancer
rectal columns
rectal fistula
rectal folds
rectal plexuses
rectal prolapse
rectal reflex
rectal shelf
rectal sinuses
rectal valves
rectal valvotomy

Literary usage of Rectal

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

1. The American Journal of the Medical Sciences by Southern Society for Clinical Investigation (U.S.) (1916)
"He says that rectal examination is a valuable aid in the diagnosis of acute ... rectal drainage of appendicular abscess is a simple procedure and can be ..."

2. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The ischio-rectal fossa is situated between the end of the rectum and the tuberosity of the ischium. It is triangular in shape ; its base, directed to the ..."

3. The Lancet (1898)
"A rectal examination revealed an ulcer on its anterior wall at the base of the prostate and as this was supposed to be sufficient to explain his symptoms I ..."

4. Diet in Health and Disease by Julius Friedenwald, John Ruhräh (1919)
"SPECIAL METHODS OF FEEDING rectal FEEDING Nutrient ... All the various foods may be utilized in rectal feeding, but investigators are not in accord as to ..."

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