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Definition of rectum noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

rectum

noun
 
/ˈrektəm/
 
/ˈrektəm/
(plural rectums, recta
 
/ˈrektə/
 
/ˈrektə/
)
(anatomy)
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  1. the end section of the tube where food waste collects before leaving the body through the anusTopics Bodyc2
    Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin rectum (intestinum) ‘straight (intestine)’.
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