rectum : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: rectum	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for rectum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
rectum n the terminal section of the alimentary canal; from the sigmoid flexure to the anus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Rectum \Rec"tum\ (-t?m), n. [NL. (sc. intestinum), fr. L. rectus straight. See {Right}.] (Anat.) The terminal part of the large intestine; -- so named because supposed by the old anatomists to be straight. See Illust. under {Digestive}.