rectal
English
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ˈrɛk.təl/
Audio (Southern England): (file) - Hyphenation: rec‧tal
Adjective
editrectal (not comparable)
- Of, via or related to the rectum.
- The customs inspector subjected him to a rectal exam.
- 2009, “THAT'S THAT”, in BORN LIKE THIS, performed by DOOM:
- Give a MC a rectal hysterectomy / Lecture on removal of the bowels, foul technically
Synonyms
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editNoun
editrectal (plural rectals)
- (informal) Ellipsis of rectal examination.
- 1988, Judith Campbell, J. Golick, Sexuality: An Education Resource Book, page 53:
- Most doctors feel a rectal examination is unnecessary following a full pelvic examination, so that rectals are not routinely performed on women.
Derived terms
edit- digital rectal examination (DRE)
Anagrams
editCatalan
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editrectal m or f (masculine and feminine plural rectals)
Further reading
edit- “rectal” in Diccionari de la llengua catalana, segona edició, Institut d’Estudis Catalans.
French
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editrectal (feminine rectale, masculine plural rectaux, feminine plural rectales)
- rectal
- Les douaniers lui ont infligé une fouille rectale
- The customs inspector subjected him to a rectal exam
Further reading
edit- “rectal”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
Anagrams
editInterlingua
editAdjective
editrectal (not comparable)
Portuguese
editAdjective
editrectal m or f (plural rectais, not comparable)
- Pre-reform spelling (used until 1943 in Brazil and 1990 in Portugal) of retal. Still used in countries where the agreement hasn't come into effect; may occur as a sporadic misspelling.
Romanian
editEtymology
editAdjective
editrectal m or n (feminine singular rectală, masculine plural rectali, feminine and neuter plural rectale)
Declension
editsingular | plural | |||||||
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masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | |||
nominative- accusative |
indefinite | rectal | rectală | rectali | rectale | |||
definite | rectalul | rectala | rectalii | rectalele | ||||
genitive- dative |
indefinite | rectal | rectale | rectali | rectale | |||
definite | rectalului | rectalei | rectalilor | rectalelor |
Spanish
editPronunciation
editAdjective
editrectal m or f (masculine and feminine plural rectales)
Further reading
edit- “rectal”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28
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