rectum — [ rɛktɔm ] n. m. • av. 1478; lat. méd. pour rectum intestinum « intestin droit » ♦ Portion terminale du gros intestin, faisant suite au côlon pelvien et s étendant jusqu à l anus. Étude des maladies de l anus et du rectum. ⇒ proctologie. ● rectum … Encyclopédie Universelle
rectum — early 15c., from L. intestinum rectum straight intestine, in contrast to the convolution of the rest of the bowels, from neut. pp. of regere to straighten (see RIGHT (Cf. right)). A loan translation of Gk. apeuthysmeon enteron, the name given to… … Etymology dictionary
rectum — ► NOUN (pl. rectums or recta) ▪ the final section of the large intestine, terminating at the anus. ORIGIN from Latin rectum intestinum straight intestine … English terms dictionary
rectum — [rek′təm] n. pl. rectums or recta [rek′tə] [ModL < L rectum (intestinum), lit., straight (intestine) < rectus: see RECTI ] the lowest, or last, segment of the large intestine, extending, in humans, from the sigmoid flexure to the anus: see… … English World dictionary
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}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rectum — Rectum, der Mastdarm, s.d … Pierer's Universal-Lexikon
Rectum — (lat.), der Mastdarm, s. Darm … Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon
Rectum — (nämlich intestīnum, lat.), der Mastdarm … Kleines Konversations-Lexikon
Rectum — Rectum, s. Mastdarm … Herders Conversations-Lexikon
Rectum — ⇒ Mastdarm … Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie
rectum — RÉCTUM s.n. v. rect. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN … Dicționar Român
