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rectum

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