rectum
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1. the terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus (noun.body)
| hypernym | : | body part, |
| definition | : | any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity (noun.body) |
| part holonym | : | anus, |
| definition | : | the excretory opening at the end of the alimentary canal (noun.body) |
| part meronym | : | large intestine, |
| definition | : | beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum; includes the cecum and the colon and the rectum; extracts moisture from food residues which are later excreted as feces (noun.body) |
| derivation | : | rectal, |
| definition | : | of or involving the rectum (adj.pert) |
| derivation | : | rectal, |
| definition | : | of or involving the rectum (adj.pert) |
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