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rectum definition

rec·tum (rek′təm)

noun pl. rectums -·tums or recta -·ta (-tə)

the lowest, or last, segment of the large intestine, extending, in humans, from the sigmoid flexure to the anus

Etymology: ModL < L rectum (intestinum), lit., straight (intestine) < rectus: see recti-

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