rectal

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rectal

  • /ˈrɛk.təl/

adjective

  1. not comparable Of, via or related to the rectum. The customs inspector subjected him to a rectal exam.

    Similar: anal

noun rectals

  1. abbreviation, ellipsis, informal Ellipsis of rectal examination Most doctors feel a rectal examination is unnecessary following a full pelvic examination, so that rectals are not routinely performed on women.

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adj of, via or related to the rectum

Españolrectal
中文直腸 /直肠 zhícháng
हिन्दीमलाशयी malāśyī
Portuguêsretal
Françaisrectal
Deutschrektal
Italianorettale
Русскийпрямокише́чный prjamokišéčnyj, ректа́льный rektálʹnyj
עבריתרקטלי

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@misc{rectal_2026,
  title = {rectal},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/rectal},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}