rectum
noun/ˈrektəm/
/ˈrektəm/
(plural rectums, recta
(anatomy)/ˈrektə/
/ˈrektə/
)- the end section of the tube where food waste collects before leaving the body through the anusTopics Bodyc2Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin rectum (intestinum) ‘straight (intestine)’.
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