rectal

English

Adjective

rectal (not comparable)

1. Of, via or related to the rectum.

   The customs inspector subjected him to a rectal exam.

Synonyms

• anal

Translations

Of, via or related to the rectum

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 直腸 (zh), 直肠 (zh) (zhícháng)

• Dutch: rectaal (nl), rectum-
• Finnish: peräsuoli-
• French: rectal (fr)
• German: rektal (de)
• Hebrew: רקטלי‎

• Irish: reicteach
• Italian: rettale (it)
• Polish: doodbytniczy (pl), rektalny
• Portuguese: retal
• Russian: прямокише́чный (ru) (prjamokišéčnyj), ректа́льный (ru) (rektálʹnyj)
• Slovene: rektálen
• Spanish: rectal
• Swedish: ändtarms-, rektal (sv)
• Ukrainian: прямокишкови́й m (prjamokyškovýj)

Noun

rectal (plural rectals)

1. (informal) A 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.

Anagrams

• Claret, arclet, cartel, claret, lacert

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French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʁɛk.tal/
• Homophones: rectale, rectales

Adjective

rectal (feminine singular rectale, masculine plural rectaux, feminine plural rectales)

1. rectal

   Les douaniers lui ont infligé une fouille rectale

   The customs inspector subjected him to a rectal exam

Further reading

• “rectal” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

Anagrams

• cartel, clarté, tacler

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Interlingua

Adjective

rectal (not comparable)

1. rectal

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Spanish

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -al

Adjective

rectal (plural rectales)

1. rectal