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Definition of rectum noun from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

rectum

noun

NAmE//ˈrɛktəm//

(pl. rectums, (or )recta

NAmE//ˈrɛktə//

) (anatomy)

the end section of the tube where food waste collects before leaving the body through the anus

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