rectum

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Rectum

Part or all of this entry has been imported from the 1913 edition of Webster’s Dictionary, which is now free of copyright and hence in the public domain. The imported definitions may be significantly out of date, and any more recent senses may be completely missing.

EtymologyEdit

From New Latin rectum, abbreviation of Latin rectum intestinum (“the straight intestine”), rectum, neuter of rectus (“straight”). See right.

NounEdit

rectum (plural recta or rectums)

(anatomy) The terminal part of the large intestine through which feces pass.

Derived termsEdit

rectal

TranslationsEdit

Rectum

Arabic: مستقيم m (mustaqim)
Egyptian Arabic: مستقيم m (mustaqim)
Armenian: վերջաղիք (verǰałikʿ), ուղիղ աղիք (ułił ałikʿ)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 直腸 (zh), 直肠 (zh) (zhícháng)
Czech: konečník (cs) m
Dutch: endeldarm (nl) m
Estonian: pärasool
Finnish: peräsuoli (fi)
French: rectum (fr) m
German: Rektum (de) n, Mastdarm m
Greek: ορθό (el) n (orthó)
Hebrew: כרכשת f (kharkéshet)

Irish: athán m, driseachán m, reicteam m
Italian: retto (it) m
Japanese: 直腸 (ja) (ちょくちょう, chokuchō)
Maltese: rektum m
Polish: odbytnica (pl) f
Portuguese: reto (pt) m
Russian: пряма́я кишка́ f (prjamája kišká)
Scottish Gaelic: tòn f, màs m
Spanish: recto (es) m
Swedish: ändtarm (sv) c, rektum
Tagalog: tumbong
Turkish: rektum (tr)
Welsh: rhefr m

See alsoEdit

External linksEdit

rectum in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
rectum in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
rectum at OneLook Dictionary Search

FrenchEdit

EtymologyEdit

From Latin rectus (meaning straight). See right

NounEdit

rectum m (plural rectums)

(anatomy) rectum

LatinEdit

VerbEdit

rēctum

supine of regō

ParticipleEdit

rēctum

nominative neuter singular of rēctus
accusative masculine singular of rēctus
accusative neuter singular of rēctus
vocative neuter singular of rēctus

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