: the terminal part of the intestine from the sigmoid colon to the anus
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the WebAccording to the Mayo Clinic, a colonoscopy is an exam used to looked for changes in the large intestine (also called the colon) and the rectum. Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 14 Sep. 2022 Another difference is the appearance of lesions around the genital or anal area, in the mouth and inside the rectum, which can cause debilitating pain. Tanya Lewis, Scientific American, 17 Aug. 2022 Throughout the monkeypox outbreak, Couk has seen several patients with monkeypox symptoms ranging from lesions on their hands to inflammation of the rectum and severe pain that lasted over a week. Lautaro Grinspan, ajc, 28 July 2022 Lesions may cause severe pain in the mouth, rectum or genital area. Helena Oliviero, ajc, 9 Aug. 2022 Benjamin Pinsky, the medical director of the clinical-virology lab at Stanford, has overseen the testing of more than 70 patients for monkeypox, using samples from the nose, mouth, rectum, and bladder, as well as traditional skin scrapings. Benjamin Mazer, The Atlantic, 21 July 2022 Clinicians have also reported seeing proctitis, CDC's McQuiston noted, which is a painful rectum inflammation. Beth Mole, Ars Technica, 10 June 2022 Inflammation with this form of the disease involves a person’s rectum and lower end of the colon. Tria Wen, SELF, 31 Jan. 2022 Others sound like something a politician might say, such as the stickers of Hernández smiling and telling a rival to shove his government program up his rectum. Samantha Schmidt, Washington Post, 15 June 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Medieval Latin, from rectum intestinum, literally, straight intestine